tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post2596223413152914358..comments2024-03-28T07:00:12.226-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: Romance is not a feminist genre?Jackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-90827206282316753892015-01-24T22:00:03.426-05:002015-01-24T22:00:03.426-05:00Argh, my comment disappeared. Anyway, romance is a...Argh, my comment disappeared. Anyway, romance is about the relationship, so logistically, the heroine can't be as self-sufficient as some people would like. She must be vulnerable and the love interest must help to fulfill her internal conflict somehow. That said, love, the female gaze and female sexuality. Where else are they centered? Seeing a woman ogling and humna-humna-ing a man, a genre where it's regular, is enough for me. It's not just a lark, a one-time TV show or one episode in a series about other -presumably "more important"- things, but a genre of thousands of titles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-87294804482369609782015-01-24T11:17:09.621-05:002015-01-24T11:17:09.621-05:00I don't know, perhaps it depends on one's ...I don't know, perhaps it depends on one's definition of feminism, in which wave of feminism you put yourself.<br /><br />Anyway, my opinion is practically the same as yours. I think that it is not a feminist genre <i>per se</i>. But a genre written and read mainly by women and about women has a lot to say about equality among sexes and the things we care about -not only love, but also work or family, for instance. <br /><br />It says more about these things than any mainstream novel or best seller you can find out there. It respects women and it shows that our personal & sexual satisfaction matters, that we as human beings matter. <br /><br />I've even written about it in my blog b/c it's one of those classic questions whenever romance novels are discussed. Bona Caballerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999745390738959715noreply@blogger.com