Note in my diary for tomorrow morning 7am: Jill- Author of naughty books!
Yep we'll talk to Jill and anyone else about woman's por...I mean woman's romance novels.
From this morning, if you want to learn how to sing check out www.carryatune.com
Had a really neat conversation re a book on Rock Climbing, "The Warriors Way".
Two knees ago I used to climb. This sounds like a great read. Nothing weird just the cerebral side of Rock Climbing. May find this the topic one Manic Monday.
Given all the emails I've received on tomorrows show I'm going to to take a nap and eat some vitamins. See ya on the radio!
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First of all, it's not porn.
Second of all, Vince, do you have trouble with the English language, honey? Because you keep referring to "woman's porn" as if there is one woman sitting out there by herself, reading.
Why do you find it necessary to start such a big fuss about something as innocent as a genre of fiction? I don't get it. There are bigger fish to fry.
When I read "woman's porn" I realized that Vince was suffering from illiteracy. Perhaps he should read some "women's porn".
Then again, someone who uses "impacted" as a verb isn't in command of the language.
Gotta agree, Vince. There are murderers, rapists, arsonists, terrorists, thieves, and Congressmen... all running around loose in the streets. Prioritize, man!
Ahh I love the smell of blood. You are in for it kid.
Vince,
I learned to read in my 40s thanks to the Ozarks Literacy Council and its volunteers who gave of their time.
What type of books did I learn to read first?
Silhouette Romance.
Why?
The happy endings.
Nothing dirty about them at all.
Just a good love story.
Best of all?
I learned to read. I LEARNED TO READ, VINCE. Do you see how important that is?
I learned to read with sweet stories of couples falling in love.
That's nothing to be ashamed of.
Fail to understand how these little books are pornography.
Sorry to be crude, but I've never heard of women pleasuring themselves to these books.
Pornography is out there, its in your face, its dirty and raw and harmful.
I've fallen in love before. It wasn't porn. It wasn't like the letters sent in to Penthouse magazine.
It was like a romance book that made me feel tingly all over.
The ability to write about falling in love is something I don't possess but I do admire.
I create art. I express myself through my painting. Others create art through their words.
I only hope my art can make someone feel tingly and giddy like the art of a good love story.
I'm just glad that if romance novels are considered "women's porn" and Playboy is considered "men's porn," then we are still up one on the men, because our "porn" is text only. At least I wouldn't feel ashamed if my child picked up a Harlequin romance as opposed to a dirty mag with sex just staring you in the face. Makes me proud to be a woman....at least we can use our imaginations-
By the way, though, romance novels are not porn.
Hold on. In this day and age of Git-R-Done humor and TV shows like "Party At The Palms" and "The Girls Next Door," all you can come up with to call "porn" is a romance novel?
If you want to fight real porn, why not take a proactive approach like you did with getting the guardian angels in town?
Why not go after something that's truly degrading to women and harmful to family values, like the titty bars in town?
I'm a devoted reader of the romance genre and I personally like stories that leave a little to the imagination. We're all basically equipped with the same parts - why flaunt it? I do, however, think that calling even a torrid romance 'porn' is very wrong.
Porn is meant to exploit and demean. It is
in-your-face obscenity that is meant to function like
a narcotic and can be addictive. It has nothing to do
with relationships and it is not art. A romance novel
- tame or torrid - puts the relationship at the helm
and keeps it there, through whatever waters it needs
to navigate. And it may contain erotica. Normal human sexuality is natural and beautiful and part of life. Human sexuality has been a facet of art for as long as there have been human beings. Thousands of paintings, statues and literature offerings can testify to this.
Someone who can't tell the difference between the two
is probably a very shallow person.
porn
n : creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
Therefore, it is a forum of porn. Not all forms of porn is "in your face, dirty and raw and harmful" or "dirty mag with sex just staring you in the face." I just find it humorous how defensive some people get when you start poking at "something as innocent as a genre of fiction." What does this "innocent genre of fiction" do? Like someone stated earlier it's about desire, not porn. Don't get me wrong desire isn't bad if your talking about marriage between a man and a woman or having desire to achieve a goal. This desire is a more of coveting a person. I think the books do the same thing to the minds of women as "porn" does to guys. Sure texts is used to achieve this so what?! There is a old saying that i believe goes "A picture speaks 1000 words" so how many words does a romance novel speak?
Santa, have you read a romance novel?
I doubt it.
No, it is not a form of porn.
Most of these books are about the process of falling in love, so they ARE about a man and a woman.
Within the context of marriage? Sure, a lot of these books are about married couples. A lot of them are also about the process of falling in love.
Did you wake up one day and discover you were married?
No, you had to meet someone and fall in love, then realize you wanted to spend the rest of your life with that person. Somewhere along the way, you had a desire for that person and a desire to spend the rest of your life with her.
Is that wrong?
No.
Is it sinful?
No.
That's what these books are about.
Art imitates life.
Are you saying there should be no books written about couples falling in love because it encourages you to covet?
Then put away that Bass Pro catalog and quit watching commercials because they are designed to make you covet.
Santa, what do you read? Do you read for enjoyment?
Do you go to movies or watch TV for enjoyment?
Many people read for enjoyment, and if they happen to like to read about the process of falling in love, there's nothing wrong with that.
Santa and people like him probably think nude statues should be covered up as well.
Vince,
Good show today except you're still not basing your opinion on fact. You started the show by saying something about "Psychologists agree that romance is harmful..." yet you didn't back this up with facts. Who are these psychologists? I've read romance novels as well as a wide variety of other types of fiction all my life and have never heard this. Nobody came along and thunked me in the head and said, "You need to quit reading that because you'll ____ (fill in the blank)."
Wow there must be some serious problems with someone if they open a mag. and they excessively desire something. wanting to buy something is not coveting. Anywho are you guys saying that Romance novels are ALL good books?
I'm not saying romance novels are ALL good books.
But Vince and callers the other day said all romances were porn.
Can you say that all sci-fi books are good or bad? No.
Can you say that all movies are good or bad? No.
It's ridiculous to think that we should tell someone not to read this or that because they might start wanting a more loving relationship.
One caller commented that she quit reading romance novels because she was trying to hold her husband to higher standards and he accused her of wanting him to be more loving.
I fail to see how that could be a bad thing.
If they both pitched in to treat each other in a more loving way, think of how much better their relationship would be.
This was forwarded to us. The wife and I agree it's pretty accurate.
FEMALE PRAYER
Before I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man, who's not a creep,
One who's handsome, smart and strong.
One who loves to listen long,
One who thinks before he speaks,
One who'll call, not wait for weeks.
I pray he's gainfully employed,
When I spend his cash, won't be annoyed.
Pulls out my chair and opens my door,
Massages my back and begs to do more.
Oh! Send me a man who'll make love to my mind,
Knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?"
I pray that this man will love me to no end,
And always be my very best friend.
Amen.
MALE PRAYER
I pray for a deaf-mute nymphomaniac with huge boobs
who owns a liquor store and a bass boat. This
doesn't rhyme and I don't give a crap.
I'm amazed at the number of people taking a "stick your head in the sand" attitude.
Saying people shouldn't read certain types of books makes as much sense as saying we shouldn't look at the statue David because it is nude.
Nude does not equal porn.
Neither does romance.
How can reading a fictional tale of two people falling in love be dangerous?
Golly, we'd better put away all books with an adventure story about a young man leaving his family and going off to fight evil. It might cause little boys to throw a few things in their backpack and wander down to the end of the street to run away.
And we shouldn't watch reruns of "Friends" because Jennifer Aniston's hairstyle was so widely copied. Goodness, people sure did lust over that hairstyle and decide they had to have it. Must've broke up a lot of homes, too.
They're stories, people. They're works of fiction. Just like the classics you read about in school.
Or shall we ban the classics as well? Just have a repeat of the episode in Springfield several years ago when one narrow-minded grandmother complained about "Harry Potter" and the school board rushed in and took the books off teh shelves and put them behind the counters.
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