“but is there spice?” - TikTok’s obsession with smut romances 🌶️

with the rise of #booktok , a demand for steamy books increased exponentially; women nowadays openly read, recommend and discuss smut;
#smuttok has become so massive that it inevitably attracted a lot of criticism - people claiming that women over there are obsessed with "spice" and that they are no better than... corn 🌽 addicts.
is it that serious though?
let's dive together into the history of spicy books, discuss smut and corn addiction; dark romances & misogyny, and overall, take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly side of SmutTok.
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🍿 timestamps:
0:28 - intro: apparently, women are obsessed with smut
02:15 - a disclaimer
02:30 - a history of smut; why is there such a high demand for “spice” nowadays?
08:46 - corn 🌽 addiction, smut 🌶️ readers, and can we really compare the two?
19:15 - booktok, dark romance, misogyny & much more
26:50 - final thoughts
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🗞️ articles/sources used:
Fight The New Drug***:
https://fightthenewdrug.org/how-porn-...
https://fightthenewdrug.org/how-porn-...
https://fightthenewdrug.org/true-stor...

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it has been brought to my attention that Fight The New Drug have ties to the Mormon Church, you can read up on it here: https://theracquet.org/5498/showcase/...

https://countingstarsheep.com/a-short...
  / 50-shades-of-gray-is-the-most-important-li...  
https://www.businessinsider.com/guide...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/ba...
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/...
https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/13/living...
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/b...
https://theeverygirl.com/reading-smut...
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📚books mentioned:
Fifty Shades Series by E.L. James
Ice Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby Dixon
Taming His Teacher by Tamsen Parker
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Protecting Dallas by Krista Wolf
Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by by Talia Hibbert
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
Out On A Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Promises Reveal by Sarah McCarty
Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare
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🎥 TikTok creators/pages, whose videos have been used:
@gabesco
@lisareadz
@tierney.reads
@danielleturk1
@mexican.bells
@fantasyfangirlspod
@tumortasticc
@jadekylielu
@hayleyjanebooks
@maddievaters
@shawnnovom
@atlasrosedarkromance
@mybooks444

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