More often than not, the plots are a variation of "woman in the big city gives up her job, leaves her (admittedly bougie and shitty) boyfriend, and moves back to the small town she grew up in where she hooks up with her old boyfriend who, in spite of his working class salt-of-the-earth appearance, has money."

  • davel [he/him]
    hexbear
    25
    7 months ago

    It’s palingenetic wish fulfillment, or in other words, fascist porn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palingenesis#Politics_and_history

    • CarbonScored [any]
      hexbear
      11
      7 months ago

      I don't think fascists have the monopoly on enjoying the concept of rebirth, in fairness.