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⌈ Secret Post #2789 ⌋

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I really have nothing to add but PREACH. I am the biggest sucker for paranormal romance, but I had to give up on the entire genre - I'm not kidding, every book in it - because they were all the same thing: Abusive a manly-man with a sob story and the spunky "strong" heroine who lets him consistently disrespect her, and this is supposed to be titillating. It shows up in gay romance, too, in manga, in movies, it's fucking everywhere. There's so little of the type of romance that I consider romantic - two people don't treat each other like shit, and a relationship grows from that.

I have a quote in regards to romance novel male love interests (paranormal, but I think it applies to them all): "I had this issue with a couple of preternatural romances that were sent to me for review in that the protagonists (also werewolves, come to that) weren't actually strong men. They were jerks. Aggressive, domineering jerks. Not even "Oooh, I can imagine being swept off my feet by this confident, competent man," types, but actual "If my daughter was dating one of these guys, I wouldn't wait for her father to load the shotgun, I'd go after them myself" types. It's like our culture no longer knows how to recognize masculinity anymore and is getting it confused with barbarity."

I think this explains a lot. Sort of like people think giving a female character some martial arts skills and a potty mouth makes her "strong". Lot of writers don't understand that strength doesn't mean being violent or an asshole. Steve Rogers is sixty times stronger and more interesting than most of these romance novel bastards any day.

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yeah, that is really weird. another thing i've noticed - specifically in the paranormal genre - is how a lot of the heroines are "strong" in the sense that they go around kicking ass and swearing... but they're not actually "strong" in character?

and in a way, the heroes aren't "strong" either - at least, they come across as really insecure and pathetic to me.

two people don't treat each other like shit, and a relationship grows from that.
hahaha, you'd think this wouldn't be hard to find! it is so WEIRD.

it seriously sucks that you had to give up on a whole genre, though. :( i've had one or two faves ruined by oversaturation of a particular theme (like horror.)

Sort of like people think giving a female character some martial arts skills and a potty mouth makes her "strong"

That right there sums up my view of Strong Female Characters (tm). Too bad I get shot down so often when I bring up the idea that these characters aren't automatically all that great. It's unfortunate that women so often set the bar so low for who they idolize and men so often fail to see how they're being manipulated.

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