Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo...
by torginus on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:56AM
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The same is true for teen books for girls, where like half of the bestsellers are romantasy, with many of them going into the softcore territory.
I am no pearl clutching moralist, but having the mainstream publishing industry push softcore smut onto young girls and even virtue-signaling about how girls read a lot of books, is not something I'm comfortable with.
It's like selling cigarettes to kids, and bragging about how they seem to like them.
Dungeon Crawler Carl is the height of literature, but I wouldn't say it's harmful.
That said, I don't have a daughter of reading age, so actual parents might have better takes on this.
I am no pearl clutching moralist, but having the mainstream publishing industry push softcore smut onto young girls and even virtue-signaling about how girls read a lot of books, is not something I'm comfortable with.
It's like selling cigarettes to kids, and bragging about how they seem to like them.
Dungeon Crawler Carl is the height of literature, but I wouldn't say it's harmful.
That said, I don't have a daughter of reading age, so actual parents might have better takes on this.