Romance novels have an undeserved bad reputation. They're generally seen as fluff and inconsequential or as "women's porn". However, romance novels aren't about oppressing women, they are about empowering people.

Aaf Tienkamp is a reader, author and researcher of romance novels. She spends as much time trying to herd the words in her head in a coherent form as she tries to get her cats to listen to her. Aaf is a reader, author and researcher of romance novels. She spends as much time trying to herd the words in her head in a coherent form as she tries to get her cats to listen to her. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx