when was the last time you read a romance novel? no, i'm not trying to be bitchy, but the rape'n'ravage trope that you mention as being "still not uncommon" in historicals...
is.
rape is Just Not On between h/h, "even" in historicals [where accurate social attitudes would imply it, excuse it, and sometimes even mandate it]. even "forced seduction" is iffy.
"stereotypes" is a word commonly held to have a negative connotation as it implies a constellation of tropes which are both untrue and presented without reflection. "archetypes" carries the implication of universal concepts containing underlying truth.
but I am so glad to hear that you don't think the ENTIRE Romance genre is bad. I mean, as long as it knows its place and doesn't get too uppity, right? i mean, a genre written by women for women ... fuck, there's gotta be something wrong with it, amirite?
honestly: do you know how many squares on the Anti-Romance Bingo Card you just hit?
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when was the last time you read a romance novel? no, i'm not trying to be bitchy, but the rape'n'ravage trope that you mention as being "still not uncommon" in historicals...
is.
rape is Just Not On between h/h, "even" in historicals [where accurate social attitudes would imply it, excuse it, and sometimes even mandate it]. even "forced seduction" is iffy.
"stereotypes" is a word commonly held to have a negative connotation as it implies a constellation of tropes which are both untrue and presented without reflection. "archetypes" carries the implication of universal concepts containing underlying truth.
but I am so glad to hear that you don't think the ENTIRE Romance genre is bad. I mean, as long as it knows its place and doesn't get too uppity, right? i mean, a genre written by women for women ... fuck, there's gotta be something wrong with it, amirite?
honestly: do you know how many squares on the Anti-Romance Bingo Card you just hit?
*headdesk*