tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post4138758140716621867..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: LovesickBrian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-46786592681714987002015-03-03T20:38:25.576-05:002015-03-03T20:38:25.576-05:00Yes!! That always bugged me too. When women or gir...Yes!! That always bugged me too. When women or girls objectify men or boys, it's considered humorous or empowering but switch it around and the men/boys are villains and shallow. So wrong!! Not to mention, in real life we're attracted to some people and not to others. It is what it is. Why should we be vilified for that? If you treat the person poorly, that's different, but just not being attracted to someone? That's life.Margie Gelbwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792618571270670531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-79207548042056810772015-03-03T20:36:06.732-05:002015-03-03T20:36:06.732-05:00I've heard of this but have never seen it. Nee...I've heard of this but have never seen it. Need to give it a shot.Margie Gelbwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792618571270670531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-59324374582963915632015-03-03T20:34:48.785-05:002015-03-03T20:34:48.785-05:00I felt the same way about perfection! I liked thin...I felt the same way about perfection! I liked things real. When things always worked out in stories, I'd wonder why they didn't for me. When I read messy stuff, it made me happy.Margie Gelbwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792618571270670531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-62415602909884753952015-03-01T11:06:00.648-05:002015-03-01T11:06:00.648-05:00I've recently been really bothered by the stuf...I've recently been really bothered by the stuff I see that seems to imply that it's okay for girls to be shallow about "hotness," but it's not okay for boys. I realize that boys don't deal with nearly the body image messages in pop culture, but still. I guess I see it as a bit hypocritical to say men shouldn't objectify women, but it's okay for women to objectify men. Seems to come up a lot...<br /><br />Also, I can count on one hand the number of long-term "couples" I knew in high school. For the most part, I think high schoolers aren't into that level of commitment.Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-22278139059473609052015-02-28T22:05:16.243-05:002015-02-28T22:05:16.243-05:00My favorite love story is HAROLD AND MAUDE. Not su...My favorite love story is HAROLD AND MAUDE. Not sure that's realism--but it's also far from perfect...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-71740272073067525602015-02-28T20:06:14.494-05:002015-02-28T20:06:14.494-05:00I was the same way--more encouraged by realism tha...I was the same way--more encouraged by realism than by perfect endings. Perfection made me depressed because I knew life would never be like that, but realism comforted me with, "Yeah, life is messy, but there are ways to deal with that."Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.com