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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:03 PM Original message |
Sexist review from the NYTimes: A Fantasy World of Strange Feuding Kingdoms |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. Someone really doesn't *get* fantasy |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I think GoT is totally chick-friendly |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. My thoughts exactly. As a woman who happens to love and have published on fantasy fiction |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. You should read the books |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Crack on paper |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 02:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
26. You work at a national laboratory AND like fantasy? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Last I checked |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 02:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Well, still |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. . |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. I did not think Game Of Thrones looked bad at all... |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. cuz women can't identify with Cat, Arya, Sansa..... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Cercei, Brienne |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. how could I forget Brienne... |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. There are no "dwarfs" in this series |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. there was a 2nd dwarf....*spoiler* |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I think that by the time anyone gets to book 2 |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. you know.. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That's hardly the most appalling moment in the series |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Lol |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That is certainly a strong choice |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. omg, that scene is going to be wicked!! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. If you'll allow me to wax rhapsodic for a moment |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 01:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Yeah...just got to that part in my re-read...NOT something you |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. You're gonna have to remind me. |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I think he is in AFFC |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. You do realize that the review was written by a woman, don't you? |
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anneboleyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, she wants to limit the reading, viewing, and imaginations of other women. Strange isn't it? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Meh. The reviewer probably doesn't like Pink Floyd, either. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I do realize this, which only leads to more |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
23. Wow, could this have been written by anyone who knows less about fantasy? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-11 01:09 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. To take it to the next level |
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