"You wrote the piece from YOUR personal impressions of the book and how your impressions were different from the "internet feminists," whom you characterized as hating it because they hate feminine stuff/stuff for women."
No, I wrote the piece from my impressions of both what I liked about it and what the teen girls I know liked about it and the fact that several bloggers - whom I read and respect - who normally make it a point to defend women's choices were doing nothing to defend or understand girls choices.
That I was unclear in what I meant is entirely my fault. But it's not like I suddenly changed my mind because I was ashamed you disagreed with me. I just went "doh! I really could have said that/thought that through ten thousand times better."
And while I know why I didn't, that's not really an excuse or relevant. Just know that it wasn't because I think of anybody as "internet feminists" (wtf?) That if I see any difference in "me" and "them" it's that I've read a lot more recently published YA books than most adults and so - Twilight aside - I feel - possibly erroneously - that I understand both the "genre" overall and recent trends a bit better than most.
"but it's not really fair to come here and engage with me based on what you're saying NOW, given that post responded to what you were saying THEN, and also expecting me to accept they're both the same when they aren't at all."
They are. I just happen to see possibilities for feminist awareness in the popularity of Twilight that aren't dependent upon it being more - or even as - feminist than your average YA book - especially when it comes to authorial intent. And I realize that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. And that it's not terribly fair to say that and then not explain.
I am not trying to backpeddle, or have it both ways. I've simply realized that my argument is one of those things that made a lot sense in my head, but didn't make sense on paper - without a lot of background and explanations. And, aside from the fact that I'm still working on that part, that hardly seemed appropriate for a blog that was not mine.
So, I dunno, would it have been more fair to say nothing at all?
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Date: 2009-03-03 08:58 am (UTC)No, I wrote the piece from my impressions of both what I liked about it and what the teen girls I know liked about it and the fact that several bloggers - whom I read and respect - who normally make it a point to defend women's choices were doing nothing to defend or understand girls choices.
That I was unclear in what I meant is entirely my fault. But it's not like I suddenly changed my mind because I was ashamed you disagreed with me. I just went "doh! I really could have said that/thought that through ten thousand times better."
And while I know why I didn't, that's not really an excuse or relevant. Just know that it wasn't because I think of anybody as "internet feminists" (wtf?) That if I see any difference in "me" and "them" it's that I've read a lot more recently published YA books than most adults and so - Twilight aside - I feel - possibly erroneously - that I understand both the "genre" overall and recent trends a bit better than most.
"but it's not really fair to come here and engage with me based on what you're saying NOW, given that post responded to what you were saying THEN, and also expecting me to accept they're both the same when they aren't at all."
They are. I just happen to see possibilities for feminist awareness in the popularity of Twilight that aren't dependent upon it being more - or even as - feminist than your average YA book - especially when it comes to authorial intent. And I realize that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. And that it's not terribly fair to say that and then not explain.
I am not trying to backpeddle, or have it both ways. I've simply realized that my argument is one of those things that made a lot sense in my head, but didn't make sense on paper - without a lot of background and explanations. And, aside from the fact that I'm still working on that part, that hardly seemed appropriate for a blog that was not mine.
So, I dunno, would it have been more fair to say nothing at all?