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[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Depends on how they're written, who they are, what they do, their motivation for doing it, and how or whether they subvert reader expectations or challenge cultural norms.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

"Zeus is the alpha of alphas."

gay biker MC erotic romance “Living off the grid and being an outlaw brings a dangerous reality.”

Billionaire BOSS: Secret Baby (Oh Billionaires!) He’s the man I absolutely hate.

billionaire badass CEO Collin Stark. Did I mention he's an ex-Army interrogator?

Well I doubt this set of characters are going to be challenging cultural norms.

Do I need to look for more in the list you gave?

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A sounder notion of lit crit or the history of pop genres and their psychology wouldn't hurt.

What I really think you need to do (if you want people to take your arguments seriously) is avoid flailing around with running adhoc "proofs" and put your thesis together. It would take less time than all your comments combined.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 2 insightful - 6 fun2 insightful - 5 fun3 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Well the literature in general isn't a mystery. It's not like me saying "you know this kind of thing has a lot of strong gender stereotypes" is something new.

We probably agree on the basics about what it contains. We might disagree on the implications and possibilities.