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Feed her cat instead. Please!!
Mar. 26th, 2008 10:13 amI read romance novels. I used to read them a lot. Now generally, I would rather write porn. But, I used to like reading the sexy bits--I like sexy bits--but something's gone wrong. I crack a modern romance novel now with a vague feeling of dread. These two crazy kids are going to have sex. I just know it. And I'm going to have to watch. EWWW!!!
I think it's because we've moved to this proud place culturally and as feminists where sexuality is not... significant. It's healthy/fun/imaginative/mind-blowing, but whether they do it or not doesn't mean anything. They are deeply attracted therefore they will hump like bunnies and have lots of orgasms. That's great for RL, but it's _death_ in fiction. The sex has all the emotional significance of feeding someone's cat when they are away on vacation. Frankly, I would rather watch them do that cuz romance novels haven't upped the porn ante to make up for the lack of emotional umph.
ETA: watched The Two Towers last night. Forget the cat feeding, watching Orlando Blum kill things gets me hot. Felled again by pale hair and a body count.
I think it's because we've moved to this proud place culturally and as feminists where sexuality is not... significant. It's healthy/fun/imaginative/mind-blowing, but whether they do it or not doesn't mean anything. They are deeply attracted therefore they will hump like bunnies and have lots of orgasms. That's great for RL, but it's _death_ in fiction. The sex has all the emotional significance of feeding someone's cat when they are away on vacation. Frankly, I would rather watch them do that cuz romance novels haven't upped the porn ante to make up for the lack of emotional umph.
ETA: watched The Two Towers last night. Forget the cat feeding, watching Orlando Blum kill things gets me hot. Felled again by pale hair and a body count.
