I've cut out bits here and there but the gist is there. I don't want to cut too much because she's a good writer (other than the actual thinking/tolerance part) and it's bad idea to ignore that fact. . . . romance isn't about just any "two people" celebrating "love in its many forms." Organizations such as the Man-Boy Love Association would certainly refer to themselves as celebrating love "two people" (or more) finding love in one of its many forms" . . . while they actively promote pedophilia. Think RWA can't go down that slipper slope? Think again. Under our present definition, we cannot exclude such "love stories" under the category of "romance". We, as a culture, seem to have forgotten how to say "enough is enough," but RWA can--indeed, must--do better than that. . . . And, please, spare us the arguments about "censorship" and "inclusiveness." Preference for "one man,...
Ah, but Rowling is such an easy target.
ReplyDeleteAll the criticisms were apt. Still, I liked the last movie. Don't want to see it again, but at least I don't feel like I wasted my money.
Gloooorious! Gloooooooorious!!!!
ReplyDeleteBrava to the artist, says the bookseller who was driven to smoking by the release day of the Half Blood Prince (well, okay, just one, and it was a clove, but I haaaaate smoking).