Tag: feminism

In defense of the soft man

So, in other words, I guess a soft man is one who has feelings. Who listens. And who is cool with his partner having a job?

This sounds fine to me? I don’t know… what am I missing?

Well, a lot, apparently. Because where there is a hot take, there’s another one to counter it just around the corner. People who are “against soft men” say these traits make them, essentially, too feminine.

To which I say… so what’s wrong with being feminine?

Romance is not “less than.”

And now on to your daily dose of feminism. Long before I ever fell in love with romance novels (pun intended), I was a feminist blogger and op-ed writer (under my real name… you won’t find any of that stuff if you search for Allie Samberts), so this is my wheelhouse, and something I feel passionately about.

*tips head back and forth and hops on her feet like a fighter getting ready to enter the ring* Here we go.