fist_of_khonshu
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- Feb 17, 2025
In today’s world, it feels like there’s always a trend of the week or month that others tend to follow, especially with the rise of social media platforms like Tiktok/Instagram/Etc. It’s exhausting to watch as these trends dominate, and it can be downright frustrating to see how little individuality or personality some people have when their lives are shaped by the opinions of someone behind a screen. The constant pressure to conform to these short-lived trends leaves little room for authentic self-expression, or personal individuality despite those who follow them claiming otherwise and it’s frustrating to witness people lose their sense of identity in the pursuit of validation online.
This thread is here for us to come together and share the trends that we personally find the most irksome, no matter how big or small. If it irritates you, it belongs here. This is for us to collectively vent and discuss those things that get under our skin, whether they’re current fads or timeless annoyances.
A trend I despise is the erasure of female romanticism, especially in fantasy literature. I am completely and utterly fine with having strong female leads, or female characters in general. However, it feels like every new fantasy book has the same female protagonist trope and plotline no matter the circumstances. They always need to be a strong, capable warriors and never get to have any traditionally feminine traits like in traditional fairy tales. It generally makes reading new fantasy tough and feels like Hercules's twelve labors to get through. This doesn't even tap into the rise of sexual content in these books either.
This thread is here for us to come together and share the trends that we personally find the most irksome, no matter how big or small. If it irritates you, it belongs here. This is for us to collectively vent and discuss those things that get under our skin, whether they’re current fads or timeless annoyances.
A trend I despise is the erasure of female romanticism, especially in fantasy literature. I am completely and utterly fine with having strong female leads, or female characters in general. However, it feels like every new fantasy book has the same female protagonist trope and plotline no matter the circumstances. They always need to be a strong, capable warriors and never get to have any traditionally feminine traits like in traditional fairy tales. It generally makes reading new fantasy tough and feels like Hercules's twelve labors to get through. This doesn't even tap into the rise of sexual content in these books either.