Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
I'd love to know what you all think.
I'd love to know what you all think.
Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
I'd love to know what you all think.
Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
I'd love to know what you all think.
Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
I'd love to know what you all think.
Eventually the polls show that 95% say they prefer cherry/vanilla ice cream over strawberry. With big grins they collect sales data from the stores and the grins fade. Strawberry ice cream now sells by a 5:1 margin over cherry/vanilla.
You seriously expect to get their true thoughts?
Imagine for a minute that someone did a poll about which people like better: cherry/vanilla ice cream or strawberry ice cream. Let's say the results came back that 75% prefer strawberry.
Now let's say a group gets hold of the poll and decide that it's wrong that stores carry only strawberry ice cream simply because it sells better. So they begin a campaign to force the stores to carry equal amounts of both and they succeed.
Unfortunately, the sales figures show that strawberry ice cream sells by a 3:1 margin over cherry/vanilla. So they begin a campaign to educate the consumers. They lamblast those who like strawberry ice cream and praise those who like cherry/vanilla. Anyone who speaks up against cherry/vanilla or for strawberry are punished. Said punishment begins simply with a smear campaign, but eventually they get enough people on their side that they're able to bring financial grief to those who say they prefer strawberry.
Eventually the polls show that 95% say they prefer cherry/vanilla ice cream over strawberry. With big grins they collect sales data from the stores and the grins fade. Strawberry ice cream now sells by a 5:1 margin over cherry/vanilla.
It's an amazing coincidence that when you punish people for saying what they think, that you suddenly get them to say what you want to hear.
I'm sure it is done all the time these days. One of the MCs in my wip is in love with one of his friends, though I'd call him bi, not gay. Never occurred to me to worry about whether or not the world is ready for it.Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
I'd love to know what you all think.
You have an interesting attitude, and I wonder how you acquired it.You seriously expect to get their true thoughts?
Imagine for a minute that someone did a poll about which people like better: cherry/vanilla ice cream or strawberry ice cream. Let's say the results came back that 75% prefer strawberry.
Now let's say a group gets hold of the poll and decide that it's wrong that stores carry only strawberry ice cream simply because it sells better. So they begin a campaign to force the stores to carry equal amounts of both and they succeed.
Unfortunately, the sales figures show that strawberry ice cream sells by a 3:1 margin over cherry/vanilla. So they begin a campaign to educate the consumers. They lamblast those who like strawberry ice cream and praise those who like cherry/vanilla. Anyone who speaks up against cherry/vanilla or for strawberry are punished. Said punishment begins simply with a smear campaign, but eventually they get enough people on their side that they're able to bring financial grief to those who say they prefer strawberry.
Eventually the polls show that 95% say they prefer cherry/vanilla ice cream over strawberry. With big grins they collect sales data from the stores and the grins fade. Strawberry ice cream now sells by a 5:1 margin over cherry/vanilla.
It's an amazing coincidence that when you punish people for saying what they think, that you suddenly get them to say what you want to hear.
Is the fantasy reading world ready for a protagonist with a same sex love interest? In this case male and male.
I'd love to know what you all think.
You seriously expect to get their true thoughts?
Imagine for a minute that someone did a poll about which people like better: cherry/vanilla ice cream or strawberry ice cream. Let's say the results came back that 75% prefer strawberry.
Now let's say a group gets hold of the poll and decide that it's wrong that stores carry only strawberry ice cream simply because it sells better. So they begin a campaign to force the stores to carry equal amounts of both and they succeed.
Unfortunately, the sales figures show that strawberry ice cream sells by a 3:1 margin over cherry/vanilla. So they begin a campaign to educate the consumers. They lamblast those who like strawberry ice cream and praise those who like cherry/vanilla. Anyone who speaks up against cherry/vanilla or for strawberry are punished. Said punishment begins simply with a smear campaign, but eventually they get enough people on their side that they're able to bring financial grief to those who say they prefer strawberry.
Eventually the polls show that 95% say they prefer cherry/vanilla ice cream over strawberry. With big grins they collect sales data from the stores and the grins fade. Strawberry ice cream now sells by a 5:1 margin over cherry/vanilla.
It's an amazing coincidence that when you punish people for saying what they think, that you suddenly get them to say what you want to hear.
You seriously expect to get their true thoughts?
If I'm reading this analogy right, strawberry ice cream is straight romance and cherry/vanilla ice cream is gay romance. Except I don't know of any readers who are being pressured, with big grins or without big grins, to read gay romance rather than straight romance. And if there's evidence that sales of gay romance are falling thanks to the coercion of readers/bookstores, I'd like to see that evidence.Eventually the polls show that 95% say they prefer cherry/vanilla ice cream over strawberry. With big grins they collect sales data from the stores and the grins fade. Strawberry ice cream now sells by a 5:1 margin over cherry/vanilla.
You seriously expect to get their true thoughts?
Imagine for a minute that someone did a poll about which people like better: cherry/vanilla ice cream or strawberry ice cream. Let's say the results came back that 75% prefer strawberry.
Now let's say a group gets hold of the poll and decide that it's wrong that stores carry only strawberry ice cream simply because it sells better. So they begin a campaign to force the stores to carry equal amounts of both and they succeed.
Unfortunately, the sales figures show that strawberry ice cream sells by a 3:1 margin over cherry/vanilla. So they begin a campaign to educate the consumers. They lamblast those who like strawberry ice cream and praise those who like cherry/vanilla. Anyone who speaks up against cherry/vanilla or for strawberry are punished. Said punishment begins simply with a smear campaign, but eventually they get enough people on their side that they're able to bring financial grief to those who say they prefer strawberry.
Eventually the polls show that 95% say they prefer cherry/vanilla ice cream over strawberry. With big grins they collect sales data from the stores and the grins fade. Strawberry ice cream now sells by a 5:1 margin over cherry/vanilla.
It's an amazing coincidence that when you punish people for saying what they think, that you suddenly get them to say what you want to hear.