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May 25, 2005

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M

I think romance is anti-feminist because the girl almost always ends up needing to be rescued by the man at some point, not because they fall in love. As chick lit proves, feminists can be romantic too.

manogirl

Hmmm. I'm trying really hard to think of a romance novel that doesn't fit the rescue paradigm, but I'm having a hard time. It's true that in a lot of romance novels, the men end up saving the women. But likewise, in many of them, the woman ends up saving the man from something, be it inner demons or an unhappy family situation.
So yes, on the one hand, you're totally and completely right. I can't think why I didn't think of it sooner. It's quite brilliant.
But on the other hand, there are some shining examples of the woman doing the same thing. But possibly in a more traditional way. So that's not very feminist, even though it does somehow (to me) make the woman appear stronger.
Hmmm. Thanks for bringing that up. More fodder for thought.

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