My secret shames: So You Think You Can Dance, romance novels (especially the historical ones), and fanfiction.
I'm getting over the shame part. I ranted about kicking off one contestant and keeping another to my mother who disapproves of TV as a whole. In our introductions during my Bronte class, we were supposed to tell about the most recent novel we had read. Several admitted that they hadn't read anything recently, but they really enjoyed House, and I admitted to my fanfiction fix and rambled about it for the rest of the semester.
Unfortunately, I still feel I have to justify my romance novels with a "It's the school year. You can't expect me to read serious stuff when I already spend six hours a day reading contract law." (In truth, I'm just embarrassed to be getting off on the idea of a big, strong man that bullies and seduces the naive woman because he knows what's best for her. In this day, there's nothing worse to admit than that you, a feminist, fantasize about that. Course, it did leave me with a lot to say to my sociology teacher who claimed that no one took seriously those rape myths - no doesn't really mean no - anymore. I'd have to say that with no not meaning no being a major plot point in every romance, I've got to assume that people still think that's true.)
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Date: 2007-08-27 12:46 am (UTC)I'm getting over the shame part. I ranted about kicking off one contestant and keeping another to my mother who disapproves of TV as a whole. In our introductions during my Bronte class, we were supposed to tell about the most recent novel we had read. Several admitted that they hadn't read anything recently, but they really enjoyed House, and I admitted to my fanfiction fix and rambled about it for the rest of the semester.
Unfortunately, I still feel I have to justify my romance novels with a "It's the school year. You can't expect me to read serious stuff when I already spend six hours a day reading contract law." (In truth, I'm just embarrassed to be getting off on the idea of a big, strong man that bullies and seduces the naive woman because he knows what's best for her. In this day, there's nothing worse to admit than that you, a feminist, fantasize about that. Course, it did leave me with a lot to say to my sociology teacher who claimed that no one took seriously those rape myths - no doesn't really mean no - anymore. I'd have to say that with no not meaning no being a major plot point in every romance, I've got to assume that people still think that's true.)