jonquil: A is not B (a Rand-free zone) - In other words, you can substitute assumptions without regard for context: deleting a country from the world is the same as deleting a people. And, once again, that's false. Context matters. -
rushthatspeaks: an historical redux - So, I turned to fiction, as one does, to help me understand my country's roots and lack of them, and I turned to science fiction and fantasy, because I am me. -
gabrielleabelle: Why I Bitch About Female Characters All the TimeRacial and ethnic minorities often get the burden of stereotypes. The urban gangsta, the smart Asian, the lazy Mexican (And now the terrorist Middle Eastern person). If that's what we see portrayed on TV, without real-world examples to show us differently, this is what will oftentimes be believed. And some people don't have real-world examples to tell them differently. The same happens with female characters.
moniquill: So racefail... - And now it's about Patricia Wrede going one step further and saying that we just never existed at all. Because that's cleaner and neater and avoids all those sticky questions about genocide and imperialism and cultural appropriation that make a book no fun. After all, kids shouldn't have to worry about things like that, and it's a kids' book. -