tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281925592595958318.post921165828587218242..comments2024-01-05T19:27:47.609+00:00Comments on Janine Ashbless: Fantasy GirlJanine Ashblesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281925592595958318.post-33405754007226637732013-08-26T11:30:42.363+01:002013-08-26T11:30:42.363+01:00Possible, Chris, but I don't know. I can think...Possible, Chris, but I don't know. I can think of other things that would have sabotaged my smut-writing career more effectively. Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281925592595958318.post-26022999604283452902013-08-25T19:15:04.226+01:002013-08-25T19:15:04.226+01:00If you had grown up with this fiction, you wouldn&...<br />If you had grown up with this fiction, you wouldn't have found the need to write yourself. And the world would have been a much poor place.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281925592595958318.post-28348822654849872972013-08-24T16:38:00.397+01:002013-08-24T16:38:00.397+01:00PS: I crushed on Bagheera too ;-)PS: I crushed on Bagheera too ;-)Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281925592595958318.post-39003898591999052062013-08-24T16:36:31.715+01:002013-08-24T16:36:31.715+01:00"She thinks they're cooler and better.&qu..."She thinks they're cooler and better."<br /><br />I have very clear memories from childhood of feeling angry whenever a female character (there was only ever one)showed up in a movie, because I knew that she was only there to slow the interesting action/plot down and get in the way with a bunch of lovey-dovey stuff. I literally resented the existence of women, in the fictional world, because they were so boring the way they were written. How is that healthy for girls?Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281925592595958318.post-59710664399800416262013-08-23T21:50:47.810+01:002013-08-23T21:50:47.810+01:00Hmm, yes, I was Robin Hood. And Bagheera was my fr...Hmm, yes, I was Robin Hood. And Bagheera was my friend. I think he was my first crush. My daughter wants to be a boy. She thinks they're cooler and better. She's so frustated by all the pink crap and doesn't really accept the 'best of both worlds' argument. <br /><br />Hopefully things'll change further. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.com