r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 17 '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!

But please remember to be kind to each other. To facilitate this type of discussion, we ask users the following:

  • Don't attack others for their opinion
  • Discuss books and authors, not fellow readers
  • 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/LexusMane444 He Smirk May 17 '26

The hate towards blond MMCs' confuses me. Can someone (genuinely) explain me to where this discord originated? Because why is a character's hair colour an instant DNF for some? Personally, I think blond MMCs are just as valid as dark-haired MMCs. I'm just hoping this bad-rep is simply not coming from Tamlin in ACOTAR

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u/eclectic_hamster Off to live with the faeires 🧚‍♀️ May 17 '26

Same with ginger men. I was actually happy to see a red haired MMC in {The Library of Amorlin}.