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| On a shelf and everything! In Public! OMG Cover your eyes! Look Away! Look Away! |
Brace yourself. It's not a big drama, more a minor annoyance,
kind of indicative of the kind of stigma that writers of romance still have to
deal with on a daily basis. Of course, it's also a rather nasty little dig at
those who read and enjoy romance.
*sigh*
Romance novels too embarrassing to even donate to a public library
I think it is definitely showing a lack of "class" to denigrate novels sent in a professional capacity, and rather insulting to the millions of romance readers out there to dismiss the genre out of hand as "creepy" and whatever the opposite of classy is.
Of course, this blogger admits to reading Harlequins back in the day, but they apparently are not indicators of lack of "class" because they didn't have sex. (don't know what decade she's talking about – a brief survey shows that HQN novels have had sex since the 70's – some admittedly more graphic than others)
The presence of sex in a book is the apparent beacon guide by which the "classiness" of a book can be measured. The less sex the more class.
So glad to clear that up.
Romance novels too embarrassing to even donate to a public library
I think it is definitely showing a lack of "class" to denigrate novels sent in a professional capacity, and rather insulting to the millions of romance readers out there to dismiss the genre out of hand as "creepy" and whatever the opposite of classy is.
Of course, this blogger admits to reading Harlequins back in the day, but they apparently are not indicators of lack of "class" because they didn't have sex. (don't know what decade she's talking about – a brief survey shows that HQN novels have had sex since the 70's – some admittedly more graphic than others)
The presence of sex in a book is the apparent beacon guide by which the "classiness" of a book can be measured. The less sex the more class.
So glad to clear that up.
What the heck am I talking about? This blog
post.
Check it out. Feel free to comment here, or there, with your opinion on the "classiness" of reading and/or writing romance novels. Do let me know if you've ever checked a romance novel out of the library, too!
