tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627778314112273779.post2987740955363325902..comments2023-10-20T07:15:31.548-04:00Comments on The Divas of Desire: Oh, I must. I really, really MUST!: A Rant from RachRachell Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17574760920645426444noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627778314112273779.post-50004163503315146222014-01-04T21:43:46.981-05:002014-01-04T21:43:46.981-05:00Rachell, darlin', you have hit a nerve. I'...Rachell, darlin', you have hit a nerve. I'm scanning over past posts and this one caught my eye. I was deep in promo when you'd posted this, so forgive my lateness. Every once in a while, a pseudo-intellectual thinks she's being all feminist by spouting how low-brow romances are. As a 65-year-old woman who marched for equal rights, I resent this. The author of that article has no freakin' clue. None. Nada. Zip.<br /><br />We women seek to own our sexual identity, to embrace it, to enjoy the hell out of it. If reading romance helps, why not? We've moved into the courtroom, the boardroom, the backroom. If, at the end of the day, when the kids are in bed and we can snuggle in bed for some "me" time, we chose to read a romance, should we feel we're "dumming down"? No. We are leaving the cares of the day behind and rejuvenating our spirits. For some, the genre of choice is mystery or historical, but for most of us it's romance. She needs to step out of her pristine, emotionless, elitist bubble and step into the reality of the feminist world. My bet is she'd fumble for her article shows she's pretty damn clueless. <br /><br />I am a romance writer and I love my job. <br /><br />Your reply to her elitist nonsense was spot on. Yay you!!Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627778314112273779.post-76062552494004951702013-12-19T11:08:18.375-05:002013-12-19T11:08:18.375-05:00:-) exactly, Nona! :-) exactly, Nona! Rachell Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574760920645426444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627778314112273779.post-31466894381749582462013-12-18T22:06:55.695-05:002013-12-18T22:06:55.695-05:00Right on, Rach! Every once in a while some know-it...Right on, Rach! Every once in a while some know-it-all has to come along and tell us "little" women how silly we are to enjoy romance. How is it any different from guys imagining they're James Bond, drinking martinis, outwitting bad guys and hooking up with slinky beauties. Puh-leeze!Nona Raineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293846097701174496noreply@blogger.com