@alltooriley@ghcstlyscn To show their flaws and put an emphasis on how they changed for their specific love interests…? Idk why you all are acting like you’ve never read a book before…
@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn I don’t have to be queer to know how to read a damn book. You can be offended all you want, but be mad at the men that made that a popular fetish, not the woman that wrote it in their perspective. And again, if you don’t like it. Don’t read it.
@MlleTeapot@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn No I totally get it. I keep telling myself that reading isn’t for everyone. That there are people that can’t or wont read between the lines and see it all as black and white. But that bothers me even more.😂
@MlleTeapot@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn Oh for sure. I usually don’t get involved in discussions like this, but I had just seen it on my FYP and got irritated. It’s like the ability to read a book and understand context clues and personality traits has been lost.
@mintycel@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn I don’t think most of the complainers have even read the books. I think they are finding quotes that they find offensive and taking em out of context as some sort of gotcha moment. It’s sad really.
@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn Have you even read the books? That’s a serious question, because I don’t want to keep this back and forth if you haven’t. Disliking the books after reading them is one thing, but taking quotes out of context as a gotcha moment is another.
@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn If I remember correctly, Tucker’s mom said that one. And we aren’t supposed to like her. So everything she says, including this line, is literally to rile us up.
@Sadie_reid6@ghcstlyscn I literally said she’s writing through the young college males gaze. They are gross, inappropriate and make horrible comments on a daily basis. It’s not odd, it’s realistic representation. Don’t like it? Don’t read it.
@Sadie_reid6@fujoshidown@ghcstlyscn I put it into quotes because it wasn’t her fetishizing for her own benefit. It was a very real representation of college boys. Even grown men. And she did have a reason to include it in the book clearly. To show how demeaning men can be to women and queer folk alike.
@Sadie_reid6@fujoshidown@ghcstlyscn She never said it wasn’t her thing. She said if the right story ever came to her she would write it. It just hasn’t happened yet. And to be fair, the “fetishizing” is done through the lens of a college boy. It’s a pretty realistic depiction on her part unfortunately.
I’m just trying to figure out if all my favorite sports teams were already cursed to never win the big ones when I became a fan, or if I’m the reason they are cursed…
& im not a “langdon boymom” im a recovering addict and his storyline is important to me. if i seem overprotective of him it’s bc i dont like being misunderstood & i want addicts to be treated with dignity and respect, which shouldnt be a luxury, but it’s one i wasnt always given
@pozzumclaws@Iovessad Absolutely! Not saying everyone can do it. Some recovering alcoholics can’t step inside a bar for 5 minutes without being tempted, and that’s ok. As long as you set boundaries for yourself so you don’t trigger a potential relapse. I love my job. And I love being sober too.
@therenziel@ferniealism Thank you! I really do appreciate it! One day at a time really goes a long way. 4 years and counting for me here. And I feel oh so much better.