MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA came under fire for multiple reasons, parts of which had to do with the book, and parts of which had to do with the film. We all have those lines that can't and mustn't be crossed, so I totally understand why others choose to get political with their wallets. I, for example, refuse to buy or read anything by Orson Scott Card for personal reasons and once had an Angry White Man ™ call me names for being unable to separate my personal feelings about what Card has said about the LGBT+ from my feelings about his books. I don't feel bad about enjoying them but I do think it's important to have dialogues about why others might not, and why this is 100% okay for others to feel this way without having their opinions lambasted by stans. As a reader of bodice-rippers and books that are a part of the Luxury Suite Trash Experience ™, I'm prepared to discuss how and when some of my favorite reads can be problematic.
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