tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post3108753867264038181..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: Femi in February - Macho in MarchDorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-80449085029131522922009-03-06T12:41:00.000+00:002009-03-06T12:41:00.000+00:00Bernd, I am so glad you wrote this thorough, thoug...Bernd, I am so glad you wrote this thorough, thought-provoking comment! <BR/>You are certainly touching on some of the points I would like to discuss: why is feminism regarded in such a positive light while it is difficult to come up with a masculine equivalent which is not ridiculous or negative. <BR/>I am going to take this up later in March, of course, and refer to your and Jane´s comments.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-19748106896915622282009-03-06T10:04:00.000+00:002009-03-06T10:04:00.000+00:00"c) it might not be the main topic, but a macho-kr...<EM>"c) it might not be the main topic, but a macho-krimi should include some speculations about the role of men in society"</EM>. <BR/><BR/>Usually "macho" is used in a derogatory way. Therefore to talk about "the male question" under the header "macho" would be either offensive or, as macho predicts a certain world view not sensible. <BR/><BR/>Obviously "I, The Jury" by Mickey Spillane would be a natural choice for "macho" crime fiction, John D. MacDonald would write from a quiet different point of view about maleness, with a truly male protagonist but his books have nothing to do with macho.<BR/><BR/>To be honest I don't think that there is anything like macho-krimi, that you or I would care about. There might be crime fiction that features macho protagonists and there might be crime fiction speculating about male questions (that is what you have in mind, I think) but there is no equivalent to that what is called Frauenkrimi, i.e. femikrimi. <BR/><BR/>[And, sorry to say, being the father of two boys (and living in a society that is dominated by "female communication": I don't know what masculinity is.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-70197913371482445812009-03-03T19:22:00.000+00:002009-03-03T19:22:00.000+00:00Good of you to open the discussion, Jane (and not ...Good of you to open the discussion, Jane (and not that surprising either). I don´t know how many comments & rules I will get on the basis of this post, but I am going to copy yours and return to them soon.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-66051704505654062462009-03-03T18:27:00.000+00:002009-03-03T18:27:00.000+00:00I have been looking very much forward to this disc...I have been looking very much forward to this discussion. Of course, it is rather scary to be the first person to try to define the genre, but I have a couple of tentative suggestions:<BR/>a) the detective must be male<BR/>b) the detective considers his masculinity an important part of his identity<BR/>c) it might not be the main topic, but a macho-krimi should include some speculations about the role of men in society<BR/><BR/>I consider Haakan Nessers books macho-krimis!betteskovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737996044604823642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-67837437667206221932009-03-03T11:03:00.000+00:002009-03-03T11:03:00.000+00:00Thank you very much Lilly! I will be there this af...Thank you very much Lilly! <BR/>I will be there this afternoon :)Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-38811420790280782952009-03-02T18:49:00.000+00:002009-03-02T18:49:00.000+00:00Hi there,I've given you an award. Come by my blog...Hi there,<BR/>I've given you an award. Come by my blog and pick it up.<BR/>Enjoy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.com