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Flairs for region, continent, and/or country
Obviously we can't have a flair for every country, but a flair for regions and countries like the UK and USA that are over represented would be helpful.
One, it helps people see the context. Some things are only or mainly relevant in a specific country. Seeing that the poster is from or talking about X country helps.
Also many posters have complained about US topics dominating and saying they don't relate. If they see a USA flair, they know what they are getting before clicking.
This seems like the kind of book that people will read and rave about to seem woke/current, and only years later will they admit they didn't actually like it and/or couldn't finish it.
And they'll still be loving Harry Potter. ;3
Watched JK Rowling's interview with Oprah the other day. Oprah asked her how she felt knowing that one day, every child will know who Harry Potter is. Sent chills down my spine.
Was never a HP fan but I've always admired JK- even openly talked about it with people for years before all of this. The woman went from single mother on welfare to billionaire all on her own. She's a domestic violence survivor. I don't know why people are surprised that she stands with women. Love her.
The silver lining seems to be getting the idea that people do DE-transition out there more.
The title had me excited, then I read the synopsis. Can I report this book for being a bait and switch? 😆
FYI, the author is a man, so it's likely some weird autogynephilic fantasy.
Update: Yep. Dude is a fucking weirdo. Here's an excerpt description of a novella he wrote:
After a party on the Las Vegas Strip, a young sissy must choose between her internet fantasy of forced feminization at the hands of a mysterious handsome man, or the difficult reality of transition with the help of a sisterly transsexual woman.
once it was about transwomen I knew it was a dude writing. I'd be shocked if it wasn't at least A LITTLE porny.
We are going to see more books like this get published, in the drive for inclusivity.
From the reviews I read it's: a queer, messy, and Trans erotica wrapped in a three-way romantic comedy.
"Beautifully written!"
Highly doubtful 😅!
They might get published, or Amazon "published" but if they don't make money, they won't keep getting published.
But what do I know, it's not like supply and demand apply to these people.
I finally read the WSJ article about getting rid of the Classics in School libraries for children, because they are "problematic."
This is Generation Q. Mediocrity is their brand.
The "reviews" (pandering as anything) reminded me how anyone not trans/queer/special/whatever is meant to be kind and inclusive. One reviewer admitted that "cis people" would not like the book, possibly because they have a grip on reality.
Should have guessed it was written as a fantasy by a man.
My eyes are rolling into the back of my head just trying to read the first few sentences... There's a lot going on there!
Wait what? I need my decoder ring for this... So Reese is a "transbian" TIM...in a relationship with a TIM....who starts to live as a man again... So we're talking about two gay men...and then one starts sleeping with married (straight or not) men in order to ....what? If his guy is back to being a guy, why not just sleep with him? This sounds ripe for some "their wives don't treat them right" BS.
And that's just the first paragraph of the description! Wait until you get to the bit about one of them getting a woman pregnant!
That makes no sense. This man is now in a relationship with a woman...and she is about to have a child that is biologically theirs... but she may not want children. Sooooo...how is this the moment to rope in a random man who is going to be triggered AF around a pregnant woman and has nothing to do with her or this child? "Remember that threeway I mentioned before darling? What if it came with free child care so you don't wear out your lady brain? LOL FOH.
So he’s going to shame a woman into not getting an abortion. That’s not regressive and conservative at all.
To force her to continue the pregnancy and be a surrogate?
One of the reviewers (a TIM) said it was "the best book about womanhood and gender" they'd ever read, and I guess in a horrible way, maybe they're they're right. 🙄
Someone think of the children!
Kids can adapt to almost anything (whether they should have to or not is another convo)... I bet the adults here are significantly more fragile. Kids can be brutal though. That almost inevitable "you can't tell me what to do- you're not my real mom!"... if misgendering is literal violence... I can't imagine how someone that emotionally frail would cope when falling apart isn't an option.