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
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
A term typically used to describe any video game that has very little gameplay other than reading dialogues.
by mcwixard January 02, 2021
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
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