http://bitchmagazine.org/tag/romance The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://bitchmagazine.org/article/desert-hearts <p>The average romance-novel hero hasn’t changed much since the genre’s development in the late 19th century—he’s dashing, arrogant, commanding, hopefully rich, possibly even a prince. But is he an Arab? More and more commonly, the answer is yes. </p> <p><a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/article/desert-hearts">read more</a></p> http://bitchmagazine.org/article/desert-hearts#comments 9/11 Books heroes middle east On The Page race racial profiling romance stereotypes terrorism Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Kyla 133 at http://bitchmagazine.org http://bitchmagazine.org/article/outside-neverland <p>When the curtain rose at the London premiere of the play Peter Pan in 1904, it unveiled a drama of flying children, fairies, and pirates that would soon become a classic—and inspire countless spin-offs, adaptations, and reinterpretations. On the cinematic side, these began with the 1924 silent-film version of the play, starring Anna May Wong as Tiger Lily. Disney’s animated <em>Peter Pan</em> (1953) has been described as “ageless” (though one wonders if critics took note of the decidedly dated, stereotypical depiction of Native Americans), while Steven Spielberg’s <em>Hook</em> (1991) told the story of a grown-up Peter’s transformation into a mature father.</p> <p><a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/article/outside-neverland">read more</a></p> http://bitchmagazine.org/article/outside-neverland#comments Books childhood children fairy tales fantasy Feature gender roles psychology race romance stereotypes Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:00:00 -0400 Kyla 222 at http://bitchmagazine.org http://bitchmagazine.org/article/fan-tastic-voyage <p>The kiss was not at all like Kirk had expected... “Spock, wait... wait,” he whispered desperately.... “I can’t... We can’t... You... God, Spock... I want you. Don’t you understand? I want you so much!” Kirk still couldn’t believe that the Vulcan knew what he was getting himself into.</p> <p><a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/article/fan-tastic-voyage">read more</a></p> http://bitchmagazine.org/article/fan-tastic-voyage#comments Books erotica fan fiction fantasy Feature gay gender gender bending homoerotic homosexuality queer romance sci-fi science fiction slash slash fiction tv Tue, 01 Apr 2003 23:00:00 -0500 Debbie Rasmussen 32 at http://bitchmagazine.org