the Sooz (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} furikku) wrote in glaurung_quena, |
I wonder if romances are intrinsically uninteresting to boys. A few decades ago porn was intrinsically uninteresting to girls, but as you point out, the porn itself, its marketing, and social conditioning changed so that much of it is now interesting to girls. Could the same things be done, if anyone wanted to, with romance novels? After all, consider Shakespeare's "romances." Or consider that the entire concept of romantic love was invented by men in the Middle Ages.
In the Japanese comics market- both in Japan and here in the US- there's a significant amount of fellas that enjoy romance comics. These aren't the Harlequin-style bodice rippers of the West, but they do feature a heavy dose of Mushy Stuff.
In the Japanese comics market- both in Japan and here in the US- there's a significant amount of fellas that enjoy romance comics. These aren't the Harlequin-style bodice rippers of the West, but they do feature a heavy dose of Mushy Stuff.
