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Revanchist

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14. If you think the covers are bad....

Reply to ReverendDeuce (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 11:42 AM

Jan 2013

You should try reading them. My wife is legally blind so she gets books on tape (no digital cassettes) from the National Blind Library. We were in Wisconsin waiting on her to undergo a medical procedure and her mother was with us. I walked in on them listening to a book by J D Robb(?) and the description of sex was so graphic I had to quickly turn around and leave the room out of embarrassment (and I was in the Navy for 20 years)!

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The battle against 'sexist' sci-fi and fantasy book covers [View all] rug Jan 2013 OP

Doesn't have the courage to wear the spikes, I see. malthaussen Jan 2013 #1

Not my Frazetta covers exboyfil Jan 2013 #2

CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!1! tabasco Jan 2013 #3

Love how they put 'sexist' in quotes... MadrasT Jan 2013 #4

It's actually a BBC style guide thing Posteritatis Jan 2013 #15

Ah. I did not know. MadrasT Jan 2013 #28

Striking dramatic poses is pretty much what fantasy characters do Fumesucker Jan 2013 #5

Someone call Fabio Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #6

the left illustration is a whole lot quinnox Jan 2013 #7

That pose mostly just looks uncomfortable. A Little Weird Jan 2013 #8

His shoes are much more sensible. Just sayin. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #9

Oh for fucks sake... REALLY? ReverendDeuce Jan 2013 #10

If you think the covers are bad.... Revanchist Jan 2013 #14

This is only OK when men are portrayed this way in women's novels. Romulox Jan 2013 #11

It used to be a lot worse. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #12

Still annoying that there's so much pushback against the idea of addressing it even now Posteritatis Jan 2013 #18

And the men on paperback covers are so unobjectified cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #13

By any reasonable kind of comparison? Yes, actually, we are. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #16

I think I just drooled on my laptop. bunnies Jan 2013 #22

Remember to take the pancake off your head next time. randome Jan 2013 #23

lol! bunnies Jan 2013 #24

Aside from the fact that she's going to need physical therapy, I'd say the worst bit petronius Jan 2013 #17

Ever Read "Bimbos of the Death Sun" by Sharyn McCrumb? dogknob Jan 2013 #19

One of my favorite books. whistler162 Jan 2013 #32

So, you want writers who are already struggling to get their books published to Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #20

Honor Harrington loose wheel Jan 2013 #21

All else aside, that cover is just cheesy RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #25

I call the cover the "Bechdel pre-test" Recursion Jan 2013 #26

It almost never is, actually Posteritatis Jan 2013 #27

There's an interesting website/blog enlightenment Jan 2013 #29

Apples & Oranges to compare with Bodice Rippers-- Moonwalk Jan 2013 #30

If Kitty Martini were Jim Hines twin I don't think there would be the same Cleita Jan 2013 #31