This piece on reading the Baby-Sitters Club books as a middle-aged man is pretty decent.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
I’m a similar age to the author, so as I read it I absolutely recognised that feeling of repulsion I’d have as a kid at the very notion of accessing any ‘girl’ content. Wonder-Woman, She-Ra, Supergirl, ‘girly’ pop music, books about girl things; I’d actively have nothing to do with them.
I don’t think I’m unusual in that. Perhaps these days, but not then.
As a middle-aged man, I would’ve saved loads on therapy if I’d read Baby-Sitters Club books as a kid
Boys weren’t exposed to emotionally intelligent characters in the books marketed to us. I won’t let my son be a victim of the same social tabooRussell Marks (The Guardian)
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It's used as universal greeting, like good morning, ... day, ... evening, etc - pretty similar to "hello", but less to type 😉
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