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With apologies to Bookavore. "Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal."--L. Trilling

Male blogger comes to startling realization female writers are often treated differently by reviewers, "cultural authorities," posts about it: one drink

"Strong women lead to effeminate men": one drink

"YA oppresses boys": two drinks plus cackle of rads

"Publishing is dominated by women": one drink

"Publishing is dominated by female editors who will not purchase memoirs written by pro wrestlers, which every man longs to read": one drink

"What will men read": one drink

"Jonathan Franzen": two drinks

"Jonathan Franzen" in conjunction with "Lorin Stein": three drinks

Blogger simultaneously argues that boys don't read because women don't write the right books for them and that boys don't read because they get beaten up for reading: one drink

Blogger argues that women are responsible for boys being beaten up for reading: two drinks

Blogger makes sweeping generalizations about reading habits of roughly 50% of population based solely on anecdotal evidence: seventeen a million drinks

Contains reference to "pink sparkles": six drinks

"Men ________": start making eyes at bartender

"Women _________": ask nicely for the whole bottle

"Women don't know what men want": three drinks plus eightball

"Women have so pussified vampires that they no longer bear any resemblance to fearsome blood sucking ghouls": purchase shotgun, set up still

Sarah W said...

This . . .but they . . . and it's not. . .

Oh, hell---I'll just go get the corn squeezin's and some firewood.

October 7, 2010 8:02 AM
lora96 said...

Looks like I'm going to need a bottle of Jack.

The pink sparkles bit irks me to no end when I read it.

I realize this is obvious but I am a woman, I read, and I have NEVER read a book with pink sparkles on it. Even if I did it would not oppress men.

I think someone should make Jonathan Franzen WEAR pink sparkles. While reading Fancy Nancy to underprivileged children.

October 7, 2010 9:41 AM
Tahereh said...

YOU WIN FOREVERRRRRRRR

October 7, 2010 11:16 AM
Naomi said...

Let's not forget a round on the house for every time the myopic-white-men-who-can't-find-themselves-in-literature fail to mention the other people (ahem, POCs, anyone?) who don't find themselves reflected in literature.

October 7, 2010 11:37 AM
J. A. Platt said...

Ok... now that I'm very drunk I feel this is the time to confess about all those book reading boys I beat up in grade school.

Also, I think sparkle-vamps are the scariest thing that has ever happened to vampires ever (even scarier that Dracula=Judas, yeah I'm looking at you Gerard Butler).

October 7, 2010 3:01 PM
Sam Hranac said...

Fancy Nancy rocked. Turning her into a vampire would have been pretty cool, too. Emasculicious, even.

October 7, 2010 3:32 PM
Erin Kane Spock said...

Man, I would have thrown up long before getting to vampires. I hope you didn't die.
Great post. :)

October 7, 2010 3:34 PM
Joseph L. Selby said...

J.A. that was an awesome plot twist! I own that movie just for that backstory. What a fresh take on an old character!

October 7, 2010 4:02 PM
J. A. Platt said...

@Joseph L. Selby: Um. I own that movie purely for Jeri Ryan and Johnny Lee Miller purposes. It's pretty but the acting and progression of the plot are so bad that I actually laughed when I saw Butler in his Judas beard. I suppose I have to give them credit for finally explaining the aversion to crosses. And for the projectile bible. That was pretty cool

October 7, 2010 5:57 PM
PhantasticStudent said...

Can you ferment tears of despair? If so, I might actually be able to provide all the necessary drinks.

October 7, 2010 7:01 PM
Julia B said...

Oh, I feel sick just thinking about it! I just can't drink that much!

Sam - 'Emasculicious' is the most excellent portmanteau I've seen in a really long time. Kudos!

October 8, 2010 6:49 AM
Joseph L. Selby said...

J.A. I don't find Jeri Ryan attractive, so that's not a sell for me. The "I'm an atheist/God loves you anway" gag was great.

I got it for not just the crosses, but the explanation of crosses, silver, and sunlight. It was a great way to dip into various monster fighting tropes and tie it all up in an awesome bow.

October 8, 2010 2:54 PM
triceratophat (Em) said...

Personally, I will be spending my weekend adding these to my entire library.

October 8, 2010 8:58 PM
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