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The Other Austen: I'm here, I'm queer, And I love Jane Austen with a fierce passion

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ravengoodwoman:

I’m just really tired of seeing “Oh, Jane Austen is only for women!” “Oh, Jane Austen is for people who can’t get a man!” “Oh, people who read her are only reading her for the men!”

Look, I get it. I’m not the target audience for any Jane Austen movie. But I still love…
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  THIS. Jane is brilliant. That’s why we love her. (And I happen to know multiple [straight] men who enjoy Jane Austen.)
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  concur. “Women like...stories because they fancy themselves
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  I’ve never really fancied any Austen hero either, except maybe Mr. Tilney, and I still love (well, have a complex and...
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  *co-signed* I never fancied any Jane Austen hero. Yes, not even Darcy. (Though I LOVE Darcy.) It is VERY INTERESTING how...
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  Mmmmm hey me too. I love Austen so much.
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  preach it, sista woman. lots...us queer janeites here on tumblr!! :)
35. beauty-out-of-ashes said: You’re awesome.
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