[ SECRET POST #2233 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2233 ⌋

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Comments

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed on the books being delicious brain candy. I even like Lefoux and Akeldama and Biffy and feel for them when bad things happen... they just aren't really all that progressive. It sounds like there's a lot more bisexuals running around as secondary and tertiary characters, for what it's worth, I guess.

When the lesbian character does it, she's mostly just... naively perplexed and uncomfortable? WTF
And slightly receptive to it, like she's somewhat bi-curious, but hasn't let herself think about it, even know about her father's sexcapades. At worst (imo) it comes off like the author's trying to clear Alexia's not bigoted or even necessarily close-minded but omg she's totally straight don't forget!! Kinda like her weight, that sparked this thread: lots of little words dropped in to make you think she might be anything other than an Amazonian centerfold, but none of it goes anywhere on closer inspection.

...there's a lot of nuance that these books could use, I think. But I don't think the books even take themselves seriously since the tone seems to be predominantly Victorian-novel/Regency-comedy-of-manners satire, so that's not so bad either.

Re: ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

The cynical side of me thinks that this is a great way to score points for being progressive and enlightened regarding gay/lesbian characters and plus-sized heroines, but without taking any real risks. It doesn't mean the series is terrible or anything, but I'm skeptical when people paint it as though it's a victory for groups who ordinarily get little to no representation in popular fiction.

That might've passed as edgy fifteen or twenty years ago, but these days I think we should expect more than a few well-worn stereotypes.