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[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I enjoy my men written well like I enjoy my women written well. I don't really give a shit about the author.

There have been some skin-crawling portrayals of women by female authors (like Twilight, like Harry Potter, like 50 Shades of Grey) and there have been skin-crawling portrayals of men by female authors (like Twilight, like 50 Shades of Grey, like ...).

There are more skin-crawling portrayals of women by male authors, of course, but I suspect you'll find that proportion inverting when you flip the genders in that.

Both groups tend to treat the other group as an ineffable alien force, with women being perhaps a bit more aware for the same reason that the field mouse is more aware of the hawk than the hawk is of the field mouse.

50 shades makes me throw up in my mouth. Even in the less bad sections it's a horribly unhealthy relationship

[–] SparkleBooty@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If we're speaking of romance novels then yes

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree with you there. Although IMO dark romance characters are always just bad, they're dangerous not romantic!

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 3 points 1 week ago

Ayup. The "sexy bad boy" trope needs to die but FAST.

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

I should read more. Or at all.