Every year around Valentine's Day, someone writes a piece about the dating and/or relationship rules that can be gleaned from mainstream romantic comedies. (Which is probably why it feels like I've written this post five times before.) In today's Daily News, Patrick Huguenin writes about what he has discerned as the "12 universal romantic comedy truths."
I suspect—nay, I am certain!—that we can come up with more. Like, for example, that if you're a Thin White Straight Lady Looking for Love, you'd better have a sassy fat, black, and/or gay friend to make laconic but insightful quips and call you "girl" (acceptable variation: "girlfriend"), or else you ain't never finding NOBODY!
Have at it, Shakers.
Shakesville is run as a safe space. First-time commenters: Please read Shakesville's Commenting Policy and Feminism 101 Section before commenting. We also do lots of in-thread moderation, so we ask that everyone read the entirety of any thread before commenting, to ensure compliance with any in-thread moderation. Thank you.
blog comments powered by Disqus