Comments on: In Which Lauren Gets Out the Soapbox and Then Has to Be Circumspect http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/ A seduction in words Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:56:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Crystal Jordan http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Crystal Jordan Fri, 05 May 2006 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=362#comment-692 Yeah! YEAH! What she said. And add a bit more for me, too. And hey, if you're down in a disgusting, smutty little world, will you save me a seat by the fire? Yeah! YEAH! What she said. And add a bit more for me, too.

And hey, if you’re down in a disgusting, smutty little world, will you save me a seat by the fire?

]]> By: Lauren Dane http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Lauren Dane Thu, 04 May 2006 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=362#comment-691 Candace and Mel - yes, I do think a big part of it is sexphobic to a certain extent. And I wish them well with that, I just want them to stop trying to block everyone else from reading/writing if if they want to. Jo - I haven't, I'll need to hop on over to see! Thanks for the heads up. Candace and Mel - yes, I do think a big part of it is sexphobic to a certain extent. And I wish them well with that, I just want them to stop trying to block everyone else from reading/writing if if they want to.

Jo - I haven’t, I’ll need to hop on over to see! Thanks for the heads up.

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]]> By: Meljprincess http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Meljprincess Tue, 02 May 2006 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=362#comment-689 Well said, Lauren! I can't understand why in the US we're so uptight about sex. That's it..I'm moving to Europe where sex is accepted, loved and appreciated. *g* Well said, Lauren!

I can’t understand why in the US we’re so uptight about sex. That’s it..I’m moving to Europe where sex is accepted, loved and appreciated. *g*

]]> By: Candice Gilmer http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Candice Gilmer Tue, 02 May 2006 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=362#comment-688 I agree with you Lauren. The world changes every day, we evolve as a race. I mean, look at the controversy Madonna's Sex book had back in '92, yet now, it's almost fashionable to have a "sex tape" out there. Are we driving down a horrific moral road? I don't think so. I think we're becoming, as a new generation, more open about things that our mothers wouldn't have dared talk about in public. And like you said, if the populace wasn't buying the books, then the books wouldn't sell... so what's the problem? I agree with you Lauren. The world changes every day, we evolve as a race. I mean, look at the controversy Madonna’s Sex book had back in ‘92, yet now, it’s almost fashionable to have a “sex tape” out there.

Are we driving down a horrific moral road? I don’t think so. I think we’re becoming, as a new generation, more open about things that our mothers wouldn’t have dared talk about in public.

And like you said, if the populace wasn’t buying the books, then the books wouldn’t sell… so what’s the problem?

]]> By: Lauren Dane http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Lauren Dane Tue, 02 May 2006 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=362#comment-687 This is about other writers. Readers just don't buy what they don't like, shrug. They seem to get that pretty well. The people who judge the RITAs are authors. If they can't deal with books with sex in them, they shouldn't be judging them. This is about other writers. Readers just don’t buy what they don’t like, shrug. They seem to get that pretty well.

The people who judge the RITAs are authors. If they can’t deal with books with sex in them, they shouldn’t be judging them.

]]> By: Lili http://www.laurendane.com/blog/2006/05/01/in-which-lauren-gets-out-the-soapbox-and-then-has-to-be-circumspect/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Lili Tue, 02 May 2006 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.laurendane.com/blog/?p=362#comment-686 Are you talking just readers, or writers too? I think some writers just can't tolerate any other kind of writer, especially one that writes well. It's always a competition, and competition is good, but one writer's success is not another writer's failure. Some people don't get that. I don't know what constitutes 'romance' because I only read you, so I have nothing to judge. But I wouldn't say you're over any smut line. I'm going now. People are blinking my messenger. Are you talking just readers, or writers too? I think some writers just can’t tolerate any other kind of writer, especially one that writes well. It’s always a competition, and competition is good, but one writer’s success is not another writer’s failure. Some people don’t get that.

I don’t know what constitutes ‘romance’ because I only read you, so I have nothing to judge. But I wouldn’t say you’re over any smut line.

I’m going now. People are blinking my messenger.

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