tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post6407159283119625080..comments2023-10-17T12:07:59.225+02:00Comments on Sam's Spot: What side are you on? (If any...)Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-39560314775819874922007-12-07T11:16:00.000+01:002007-12-07T11:16:00.000+01:00I missed the fuss about the Golden Compass - was i...I missed the fuss about the Golden Compass - was it the same as the protest against Harry Potter??<BR/>LOL<BR/>Yes, some people confuse fiction with reality - but you know, that's one of the reasons I think that books ought to feature more independant, clear-thinking heroines and less violence-prone alpha males. (Just my opinion though. My cousin will disagree and say alphas are the best!)<BR/><BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-57085734782553785262007-12-06T19:43:00.000+01:002007-12-06T19:43:00.000+01:00I'm going to repeat what I said about all the kerf...I'm going to repeat what I said about all the kerfuffle about The Golden Compass...<BR/><BR/>What a bunch of blah blah. It's fiction, it's for entertainment purposes. Just because I like watching Bruce Willis blow up cars doesn't mean I think it's acceptable in real life. Just because I like reading trashy romance doesn't mean I plan on living one. <BR/><BR/>Some people take themselves much to seriously. <BR/><BR/>SdBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-69283784936038374562007-12-06T19:29:00.000+01:002007-12-06T19:29:00.000+01:00Lol Sam, I do read some Romance, but just not the ...Lol Sam, I do read some Romance, but just not the alpha scenario. Dangerously sexy is one thing, domineering and possessive another.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-18775398390054823542007-12-06T16:26:00.000+01:002007-12-06T16:26:00.000+01:00Gabriele, I honestly think that the books are bett...Gabriele, <BR/>I honestly think that the books are better now than they were in the 70's. <BR/>Travis, One woman's poison is another's nectar. I know a couple readers who LOVE the whole force rape/alpha male thing. (in my own family!!) And we have knock down, drag out fights about it. (Just kidding)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-1887205376482762312007-12-05T21:56:00.000+01:002007-12-05T21:56:00.000+01:00As a man who has encountered enough criticism for ...As a man who has encountered enough criticism for daring to write women's fiction I'm not going to weigh in with my humble opine, but I think this is very interesting discussion and I'm eager to read mroe commetns.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-80006538106139075692007-12-05T21:06:00.000+01:002007-12-05T21:06:00.000+01:00I've tossed a few of these rape things at the wall...I've tossed a few of these rape things at the wall back in the 70ies and never touched that sort of category romance since then. Except some Scottish 'historical' ones that were so cheesy and over the top even the rape stuff made me laugh.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-85803202028068246712007-12-05T19:23:00.000+01:002007-12-05T19:23:00.000+01:00I don't like to make sweeping judgements - but I'v...I don't like to make sweeping judgements - but I've read some modern day romance books that made me so angry I tossed the book in the trash. But to say that it's all Baaaad is just silly.<BR/>(love the flannel skirt expression! lol!)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10560969.post-36681851978849271332007-12-05T14:41:00.000+01:002007-12-05T14:41:00.000+01:00Oh dear.For some reason I can't get all flannel-sk...Oh dear.<BR/>For some reason I can't get all flannel-skirted about romance. Guess I never saw them as "propaganda" and "rape fantasies," and ee-vil.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.com