what I'm talking about above--the letter in RWR
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,...
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ReplyDeleteHmmm. Perhaps the previous comments' author was eaten by a patriot. 'Cause, you know, eating dead flesh is what good Americans do.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it was just me making a similar dumb remark and finding that Google was signing the wrong user name.
I'll never tell.