Interpretations of media that makes excuses for sexist/anti-lgbtq/racist themes by giving undue credit and nuance to authorial intent; especially as a way to give a pass to offensive writing in movies/books/etc you might enjoy.
"Zelda isn't actually a damsel in distress because she helps in defeating the final boss"
"No, that's just a left-reading of her role. She still has to wait around for Link to save her very frequently."
or
"The left-readings of Rey's role in Star Wars Episode 8 are too forgiving, considering she spends so much of the film trying to 'fix' men. "
"No, that's just a left-reading of her role. She still has to wait around for Link to save her very frequently."
or
"The left-readings of Rey's role in Star Wars Episode 8 are too forgiving, considering she spends so much of the film trying to 'fix' men. "
by smeefus August 28, 2019
A term typically used to describe any video game that has very little gameplay other than reading dialogues.
by mcwixard January 02, 2021
The process of reading the first and last chapter of a book, and then writing an essay about what you think the books insides are.
Educated guesswork using online summary sources are also a viable method of completing sandwich-reading.
Educated guesswork using online summary sources are also a viable method of completing sandwich-reading.
I didn't read that book. I was only sandwich-reading it to make sure key points got introduced. I couldn't read the whole thing since I was too busy.
by Somegregoryguy January 23, 2023
Guy 1: “I was reading between the lines yesterday. Nothing goes better than a good book and some top quality cocaine.”
Guy 2: “Heck yeah dude. What were you reading?”
Guy 1:
Guy 2: “Heck yeah dude. What were you reading?”
Guy 1:
by FukuyamaRespecter September 04, 2023
Readings that represent the main topics of an idea that allows the reader to understand the material in a better manner.
A key readings for studying the solar system would include books of articles on the different planets.
by Ms. Psych November 29, 2013
by innocent_person May 12, 2022
verb
To secretly read something that someone else is reading, often taking place on the subway. Gerund or present participle: readsdropping
To secretly read something that someone else is reading, often taking place on the subway. Gerund or present participle: readsdropping
by Billy Goldtsein August 11, 2018