tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283401221081017613.post4023571360319743803..comments2024-02-23T02:45:22.512-06:00Comments on DA Kentner: The Readers' Writers: When Is Romance Not Romantic?David Kentner -- KevaDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283401221081017613.post-21225495409564926412012-02-07T11:29:04.384-06:002012-02-07T11:29:04.384-06:00Thank you, Lee. I really appreciate your comments....Thank you, Lee. I really appreciate your comments.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283401221081017613.post-43138467969344041312012-02-07T11:16:52.286-06:002012-02-07T11:16:52.286-06:00Great post, David, well thought out and too the po...Great post, David, well thought out and too the point. <br /><br />There isn't an easy fix for this, but it can be fixed.Lee Brazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644875632080817419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283401221081017613.post-16063261941257862262012-02-07T10:45:17.866-06:002012-02-07T10:45:17.866-06:00Thank you so much Sara and Patricia for taking the...Thank you so much Sara and Patricia for taking the time to stop by, and for your comments.<br /><br />The truly disturbing issue for me is the fact these were authors, the very people who should embrace the freedom of the written word, seeking to censor sexuality from a writing competition.David Kentner -- KevaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610954030738057745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283401221081017613.post-54097501975187089192012-02-07T10:25:16.912-06:002012-02-07T10:25:16.912-06:00An excellent article, David. Unfortunately, one of...An excellent article, David. Unfortunately, one of my favorite lines from any movie, is not true today... "No one puts baby in a corner." They certainly found a way to put all same-sex authors, myself included, in a corner... well in this case, they just closed the door and I was left standing outside. Why? Because their eyes may bleed should they think of a mans lips on another mans lips.<br /><br />Oh, I have read the books that were included in the contest, with the barbed genitals. Loved them. Was I uncomfortable with human breeds having sex that resembled dogs, wolves or large cats? Well, it was certainly different. I have to give the author credit for being original just as I would like to be given credit for making my male love scenes original. <br /><br />If RWI's judges are so "uncomfortable" with reading same-sex material, find judges who aren't uncomfortable with the subject matter. Trust me, there is at least one tolerant person in Tulsa. *rolls eyes*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279024953860380125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283401221081017613.post-5137390810467142042012-02-07T04:26:17.205-06:002012-02-07T04:26:17.205-06:00You're right, this isn't a victory. Love b...You're right, this isn't a victory. Love between two men may make others uncomfortable and they may not want to judge the book, but this is a contest judged by peers and there are plenty of peers willing to judge male/male romance. This is about them not wanting another M/M book to win the contest. Preventing M/M books from entering is the only way to keep one from winning, thus proving that most people don't really care if the love is between two men, two women, or a man and a woman. What matters is how those two people treat each other, not their sexual orientation.<br /><br />Thank you for writing this article. Forty years from now, we may look back and say this was a key moment, where M/M stories in fiction came out of the closet. Nothing is more beautiful than love, sadly too many people put parameters on love and twist it into something ugly. When this contest season is over and the dust clears, the real measure will be if people are willing to admit they enjoy reading M/M romance or will they hide their preference, denying to the world that they are okay if others are gay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693545261437024671noreply@blogger.com