We're taking (another) break from our regularly scheduled programming to discuss an outrage occurring in Pennsylvania.
Judy Mays is the penname of Judy Buranich, a high school teacher. She writes erotic romance novels. Perfectly normal, consensual, adult erotica. Parents discovered her illicit writing career on the side (oh no!) and have outed her in an attempt to get her removed from school.
Erotica is harmless. I would even go so far as to call it healthy. Teachers have horrible salaries, so most of them have a job on the side, and writing is an excellent second job for an English teacher. I'll direct you to the news article here for more information, but try not to rage too hard when you read what people are saying about her.
This is pure lunacy.
Everyone should band together to support Judy Mays in her careers-- both of them, which are perfectly legal, valid, and normal for an adult. Please help spread the word.
I think it is unbelievable!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ingasilbergbooks.com/2011/04/witch-hunt-for-writer-of-erotic-novels.html
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Unbelievable! Freedom of what? Free to write, express only what certain people want. Amazing! They might as well burn all the romantic novels while they are at it.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter learned to read because she read one of those. :)
I read quite a few romance novels myself when I was young, some of them quite steamy. My mom mostly had bodice rippers with the really weird euphemisms, which made no sense to my preadolescent mind. I thought the lovers really were literally floating on clouds of ecstasy and exploding with excitement... haha! And which part of the anatomy is a "sex" anyway? ;)
ReplyDeleteI'll bet the teenage boys inher classes have more visual porn hidden in their mattresses than she could ever write about in her lifetime.
ReplyDeletewhat's next, removing children from the home because MOM writes romance novels?