"Randolph Scott!"
Posted on 04/21/2018 8:59:03 AM PDT by Kalamata
Publishers are moving away from 'macho' heroes in non-fiction books for boys and moving towards an 'alternative type of hero' who to those who 'checks their privilege'. It comes following impressive sales of books that empower young women, such as Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls which has sold more than a million copies worldwide. The publishers aim to move away from the 'stereotypical idea of masculinity' and action-men style heroes such as Prince Charming and will instead focus on stories of real-life heroes such as Usain Bolt and James Harrison, a blood donor"
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The chickification of the American male continues.
Anything with Randolph Scott! “There are some things you can’t just ride around!”
"Randolph Scott!"
Homo Heroes, I’m sure.
For the second day in a row, I am tempted to publish a link to a coming internet article in progress, because it will deal with the penchant of the Left to deliberately misdirect attention away from the actual causation of social problems. Misdirection--Familiar Leftist Approach.
This tactic needs to be more generally recognized. It has been the Left's chief substitute for rational arguments for the past century.
Thanks. Just added those two to my Netflix DVD queue in the #1 spot.
I’m always adding to my Netflix DVD queue — 231 in my queue today! I’ll die before I get through all those.
Our local library actually has a better old film library than Netflix and an excellent online service for requesting them. They bring them in from other libraries in the entire county as needed. Fantastic service.
Buy all the older detective stories you can!!
Louis L’Amour is known for his Westerns. But my favorite of his was The Walking Drum.
Self-Publish on the Internet, and bypass the publishers.
Wider audience.
We don’t NEED them anymore.
That’s fine, I can purchase real literature off of ebay at less than $5 shipped. I have yet to read P.C. Wren, Rafael Sabatini, Walter Scott, etc. I think i’ll survive modern publishing trends.
If you do want something current, check out the offerings from http://www.castaliahouse.com/downloads/category/all/
Wow - 13. That may be the gayest thing I’ve ever seen.
What then? Fairy-faced girly boys?
Or a Twilight Zone episode.
“Imagine, if you will..”
“You white guys, stop being so great! We want to live in the civilization you built but we feel inadequate and want you to change!”
That is the only Louis L’Amour novel I have ever read. It is not even a western!
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