HARLEQUIN ROMANCES: Unbuttoning the notions of propriety

Juanita: 	Can't this pecker-brain see the difference between what's silly 
            and what's dangerous? Now he is condoning reactionary novels that 
            project demeaning female stereotypes. Reading such trash is a waste of time!
            Actually, this isn't a poem, but a psychological tirade in which male chauvinist 
            pigs attack the dignity of women world-wide.


What did Jane Smith really
think of Dr. Livingston?

What unmentionable secret
was Elma Patridge afraid to reveal?

Why did Sue Sakamoto come late
from work on Thursdays?

What was that odd scar
just above Lili Chen's left heel?

You can learn these secrets
& discover new mysteries
by visiting your local bookstore
& looking for the section
where people who believe in love
read.

Take a date with some cellulose
& envision new romantic scenes! 	 


Shu: 	    Give it a break. Afterall, a book is merely a book, and fantasy mirrors 
            reality but dimly at best. Let consumers enjoy their brief romantic 
            illusions – perhaps it will help some face the world more bravely.
            And if such a thing as "romance" actually exists, what is the harm in that?

            
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from Lit-A-Rupture: A Post Literary Construction by T Newfields
SUMMARY: Some satirical thoughts about romantic fictions and reading. 
KEYWORDS:  harlequin romances, romantic fictions, reading habits

by T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2002 in Nagoya, Japan ⨳ Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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