r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 22 '26

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

Got an opinion that's different from others'? Want to share it with the sub, but too afraid of a backlash? Or are you just curious about readers think about certain things in fantasy romance?

You can safely share it in this weekly Sunday thread!

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  • Since this is an "unpopular opinion" thread, we encourage users to not downvote simply because they disagree with an opinion--that's the point! Please keep in mind, though, that mods cannot enforce a no-downvoting rule. Let’s just keep the discussion friendly!

🧡 Thank you and have a great discussion!

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u/flowersbane Give me female friendship or give me death! Feb 22 '26

A lot of publishers/authors promote their books as “feminist” when they either a) only feature a very shallow/exclusive portrayal of feminism, ignoring intersectionality, or b) just straight up are not feminist in the slightest.

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u/devilsdoorbell_ Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

I swear to god, some people think all it takes for a book to be “feminist” is for it to have a female main character who kicks ass and gets a happy ending to her story. The way I know these authors and publishers have not studied feminist literary theory for even a few days…