Thank you all for discussing this. I've worked in bookselling and libraries for a long time now and seen a few trends emerge in YA literature. I had wondered why books about male gay characters written by, presumably, straight female writers were so popular. The explanation makes complete sense.I don't disagree but more often than not these sorts of books arent gay mens stories at all. They're usually written by females for females (or for teens), as a female fantasy of a 'cute' innocent gay relationship is like. Heartstopper is an example, as are the Love, Simon books or those Rainbow Rowell books. They all centre on mlm relationships, but have barely any gay or male readers but they do heaps of teen girl superfans. The entire genre of book is sort of fetishising and positions mlm relationships as cute and non threatening for girls to consume.
Feeling extra petty today so documenting the typos. She’s a sloppy b. Do better, Rootabaga, god knows I’m giving you many more views than your lazy ass deserves.Her most recent IG caption really annoys me lol, there are multiple typos. Especially given that it’s about her #gifted afternoon tea, it’s so unprofessional. Just shows how much she cares about her influencer status. If it were anyone else in any other job or a Uni assignment, we would be double checking our work to ensure it was up to a good standard. I know it sounds picky but it rubs me the wrong way when people have typos in ads.
Has afternoon tea everyday at home does Ruby realise having a cup of tea mid afternoon and afternoon tea are different thingsFeeling extra petty today so documenting the typos. She’s a sloppy b. Do better, Rootabaga, god knows I’m giving you many more views than your lazy ass deserves.
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also I loathe Jade’s face. Sorry.
I was about to say, it's super normal for me to have a cup of tea and a couple biscuits for a snack in the afternoon. Afternoon tea is not just that thoughHas afternoon tea everyday at home does Ruby realise having a cup of tea mid afternoon and afternoon tea are different things
Same, I would love to spit on it from behind the many cake standsFeeling extra petty today so documenting the typos. She’s a sloppy b. Do better, Rootabaga, god knows I’m giving you many more views than your lazy ass deserves.
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also I loathe Jade’s face. Sorry.
I'm awaiting the inevitable 4-5 stars on Goodreads, either with no review at all, or a pointlessly vague one that repeats the pull-quotes she was handed at the screening and confirms that she didn't read it:She literally opened the book just to place it facing down on the bed. That book hasn't been opened or read.
Excessive counting of stolen charity cash has worn her hands to nothing.I wonder what's wrong with her hands to make them so red and swollen. I remember her mentioning in a video that she gets to type her exams instead of writing because she can't write (?) with her hands without pain and bleeding (??). It was long ago, somebody please correct me.
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She compulsively washes them, picks at them, wrings them, and bites her nails. It's inevitable they'll be red and swollen all the time.I wonder what's wrong with her hands to make them so red and swollen. I remember her mentioning in a video that she gets to type her exams instead of writing because she can't write (?) with her hands without pain and bleeding (??). It was long ago, somebody please correct me.
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Ikr. It's a totally literal interpretation of afternoon tea.does Ruby realise having a cup of tea mid afternoon and afternoon tea are different things
Could it be psoriasis or some other kind of skin condition?I wonder what's wrong with her hands to make them so red and swollen.
No I agree with this. It's something they're being paid to do (i.e. a form of work) and it's so easy to check spellings. In Ruby's case it's annoying because she comes across as very money grabbing, but puts so little effort into her content.I know it sounds picky but it rubs me the wrong way when people have typos in ads.
In THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE series, a six-year-old girl asks another six-year-old to hold the cup like this when they have a tea party.
This also plays into a lot of the compulsory heterosexuality a lot of women (esp young, queer women / AFAB people) deal with (liking fictional male characters because they are “safer” than real men) Especially in fandom spaces a lot of queer women tend to write mlm fanfiction because of the idea that no woman is getting hurt and these men are safer than real men.This is actually really interesting! Someone from my uni actually wrote a paper about straight women consuming mlm fiction and they argued that a lot of women consume this type of media because no woman can get hurt. There is no place for the submission of a woman and thus it’s weirdly freeing. (Obv it is problematic, but I found that really interesting)
There is quite a lot of academic work done on this! Due to the way women have been represented (or NOT represented) in the past, women take on the men and apply their version of romance to them (think Wincest, Sherlock/Watson, Merlin/Arthur and other big gay male pairings from the last however long). It's why we see a lot of hurt/comfort and other types of softness in fanfiction.This is actually really interesting! Someone from my uni actually wrote a paper about straight women consuming mlm fiction and they argued that a lot of women consume this type of media because no woman can get hurt. There is no place for the submission of a woman and thus it’s weirdly freeing. (Obv it is problematic, but I found that really interesting)
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