A romance series about heterosexual ice hockey became a hit on Amazon Prime Video, drawing attention to the book series it was based on. Fans raised concerns about how Elle Kennedy depicts lesbians. A BookTok creator posted a video before the series release, accusing Kennedy of fetishising lesbian relationships in Off Campus. The creator pointed to Kennedy’s earlier response to a reader asking about writing WLW or sapphic college romance, where Kennedy said she was not interested in writing F/F. The creator also cited examples of women making out with women in the books in ways framed as seeking male attention and sexualising them. A quoted passage from The Mistake was used to support the claim.
"Alyssa started the video highlighting how Kennedy, who has also written MLM romance, responded to a message on X from a reader asking her when they can expect her to dabble in WLW, or sapphic, college romance. @_alyssaslibrary_ a lot of people have been recommending/reading the off campus series by elle kennedy recently so i wanted to make a video about it. this is specifically about the lesbophobia present in her books but she has many other issues as well. if you want a full breakdown go visit expertbooksmuggler.com "what's the deal with elle kennedy". its very informative and goes over everything about her #booktok #ellekennedy #offcampus"
""Unfortunately F/F really isn't something I'm interested in writing, sorry!" she replied in a post dated 15 May 2019. "It's really interesting to see because she has written so many instances in the Off Campus series of women making out with women, specifically for the gain of male attention, male attraction, and just sexualising them," Alyssa said."
"Alyssa then shared a quote from Kennedy's book The Mistake, which featured Logan as the male main character. Logan is the best friend of college hockey player Garrett, who stars as the main character in the Off Campus TV series. The quote reads: "I glance around the room again. My gaz"
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