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Originally Posted by Supple Cow
When people play video games and go on murderous rampages, they don't for a moment delude themselves into thinking this is real life, that they will ever do this or that they should ever hope to be able to do it outside of the video game. When women read novels that star Fabio and watch Sleepless in Seattle over and over again, they start to think they can go around acting like the world owes them something. And it's not just anything - it's a whole lot of ridiculous behavior that has no place in reality. Sure, that's kind of the definition of romance, and romance is peachy, but romance doesn't pay bills and romance doesn't raise the kids and romance sure has hell doesn't give you self respect or fulfillment all by itself.
Everytime I hear some woman complain about how hard it is to be a woman, I just wonder to myself if it really is as hard as she says it is or if maybe she's just expecting a little too much out of everyone and everything but herself. Most of the time it's the latter. The ones for whom life really is that hard don't usually have the time or resources to be watching You've Got Mail or reading about that swashbuckling Fabio.
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Never having seen either of the movies you mentioned in your post Im not sure what meaning Im supposed to take.
Supple Cow, I'd like to know how you can sit there and tell me that when I read a romance book I am deluding myself. How does my chosen form of entertainment (and yes I back up what Ustwo said....its my version of porn because looking at pictures of any naked person doesnt get me going, the written word DOES). How does my reading a romance book differ than reading Harry Potter, or whatever? THATS WHY ITS CALLED FICTION, it is escapism, I'm a highly intelligent woman that knows the difference between a work of fiction and real life....and you can sit there and say all day long you cant compare video games and romance books, but I will argue with you all day long. They are both something thats fun, something that lets you forget about the "real world" for just a little while, something that allows you to forget real world "rules" while you're indulging in it....it does not necessarily mean that anyone that partakes in it is delusional and I highly resent the implication that because I prefer that kind of entertainment I am less of a woman. Playing video games where you rule the world and blow things up doesnt pay the bills or raise kids or give you self respect either now does it? But yet thats ok?
Out of curiosity, do you think all books are bad? Do you think every person that reads any kind of book is deluding themselves because its not "real life". Or is it just romance readers you have a problem with?