I don't think the article is good, either; in fact, I think it's pretty lazy, but telling a woman to go read romance novels and complain about them instead feels... reductive.
A person will feel the urge to criticize something if they care about it. She's criticizing comic books because she loves these comic books. She probably doesn't care about romance novels. Instead of saying "Go criticize romance novels instead!" have you considered, well, having someone who likes romance novels criticize romance novels for you? It'd be way more effective.
I use computers. I relentlessly criticize software. I wouldn't be able to do a good job at it if I was told "Oh, you have criticisms of modern software? Go critique architecture from your lens!"
This woman knows comic books. She loves comic books. She has some criticisms about comic books. This doesn't mean she knows or cares about romance novels. I use computers. I love computers. I have some criticisms about computers. I don't know the first thing about architecture.
A person will feel the urge to criticize something if they care about it. She's criticizing comic books because she loves these comic books. She probably doesn't care about romance novels. Instead of saying "Go criticize romance novels instead!" have you considered, well, having someone who likes romance novels criticize romance novels for you? It'd be way more effective.
I use computers. I relentlessly criticize software. I wouldn't be able to do a good job at it if I was told "Oh, you have criticisms of modern software? Go critique architecture from your lens!"
This woman knows comic books. She loves comic books. She has some criticisms about comic books. This doesn't mean she knows or cares about romance novels. I use computers. I love computers. I have some criticisms about computers. I don't know the first thing about architecture.