I'm really curious about what some of the references are to. A lot of the ideas mentioned were creepy and disturbing, but that's not too surprising within (sadly) the context of straight romance. It's not terribly surprising that the straight female romance audience is turned off by f/f pairings, but I still don't get the squeamishness people display towards birth control and/or STD barriers. The attitudes about rape are just depresssing.
At least some of the ideas towards the end are hopeful! I agree that Beutner's book based on "goddesses happen" sounds fascinating. Is it published? I'd like to see a romance experimenting with some of the notions from queer heterosexuality. Admittedly, my interest is primarily in f/f romances, which seem to be the rarest, so I appreciate more writing in that area.
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Date: 2010-05-31 05:41 pm (UTC)At least some of the ideas towards the end are hopeful! I agree that Beutner's book based on "goddesses happen" sounds fascinating. Is it published? I'd like to see a romance experimenting with some of the notions from queer heterosexuality. Admittedly, my interest is primarily in f/f romances, which seem to be the rarest, so I appreciate more writing in that area.