Ladies!

[telophase]

The New York Times thinks we hate fantasy novels!

We don't like science fiction, we don't like fantasy, apparently all we read are romances and chick lit? I'M JUST A GURL I WOULDN'T KNOW

Via sleary, cleolinda and others.

Comments

[apis_mellifera]

WHAT.

[sophisted]

Geez. I don't like pure sci-fi, but I adore fantasy. I will admit that I like romance in my fantasy, but it isn't necessary! Give me thick and heavy political intrigue and I'm happy with that, too! :p

[apis_mellifera]

I read all sorts of things. I read a lot of SF/F, but I also read a lot of romance. Different kinds of stories for different moods.

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was the special kind of special.

[chomiji]

Why does Ginia Bellafonte think she knows what I want?

It's rather telling about me and where I'm coming from that my scornful next statement about Ms. Bellafonte was going to be "Yeah, I bet she was a CHEERLEADER in high school!"

[rurounitriv.livejournal.com]

*sigh* How many decades is it going to take before they figure out that girls can too like science fiction and fantasy? They need to walk into a bookstore sometime and see who's spending their time (and money) buying the books in that section. There's authors (John Ringo comes to mind) who tend to attract the males, but there are others whose readership is primarily female.

[kittikattie.livejournal.com]

Hey, is this another case of not existing? I've started to collect reasons that I don't exist.

[matildarose.livejournal.com]

If I don't exist, does this mean I don't have to pay my bills anymore?

[kittikattie.livejournal.com]

You'd think that, but no. They charge the non existent.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

That was a remarkably stupid review. It's a shame the sexism overshadowed this gem of moronity:

Given the bizarre climate of the landmass at the center of the bloody disputes — and the series rejects no opportunity to showcase a beheading or to offer a slashed throat close-up — you have to wonder what all the fuss is about. We are not talking about Palm Beach.

Wars are never started over lands that have less-than-perfect climates, of course.

[strigine.livejournal.com]

I don't know what the point was of having someone who obviously is not a Genre Person reviewing a thoroughly Genre show.

[matildarose.livejournal.com]

Clearly because women wouldn't read the review, otherwise. We'd get all fluttery and confused. :I

[devikun.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess those three entire cases of books in the genre are my imagination? OR WAIT. MAYBE I'M NOT ACTUALLY A GIRL? OH GOD. AND MUM NEVER TOLD ME Y____Y

[cicer.livejournal.com]

Science and fantasy are just too hard for my delicate female brain to comprehend! Especially when they deal with, like, war and politics and stuff like that! Gracious me, the mere mention of such things sends me off to the fainting couch! The only thing my poor little female mind can stand is romance and sexytimes!

BLARG. What a crappy, sexist review. Fortunately, this sarcastic counter-review (http://jezebel.com/#!5792578/really-why-would-men-ever-want-to-watch-game-of-thrones) is quite funny.

[chisotahn]

I keep trying to come up with a well-reasoned, thoughtful response but all that happens is "what. what. what."

[longshot14.livejournal.com]

The same New York Times that pays David Brooks a ridiculous amount of money to pretend week in and week out that right-wing extremist control of the Republican Party is a phenomenon of the last few years as opposed to the last 30-plus? The DEUCE you say! ;)

[chomiji]

Did you see what George R.R. Martin had to say about the kerfuffle? I have not been a fan of his books, but I am now a fan of him as a person.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

That was pretty win.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

I really am not going to cry when that subscription model the NYT keeps wanting us all to subscribe to flops. This is just one more of the many, many reasons.