Since we’re quite capable of
losing hours to the internet if we’re not careful, we do come across some
thoughtful discussion that are both relevant to Fangs and fire up the brain
cells; here are some links of the past few weeks that have caught our interest
Please feel free to share your own links in the comments
Where’s the Diversity,
Hollywood? Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blockbusters Overwhelmingly White, Male by Lee
& Low Books
The overwhelming dominance of cis, straight, white, male
protagonists in the genre is really extreme.
Why we must strive for diversity in SF/F by David
Mack
An author’s response to a petulant homophobe. Though I have to say
while I love his reaction, trying to present the Star Trek universe as
something even remotely welcoming to LGBT people is a stretch
EVERYTHING WRONG WITH
CHRISTIAN BALE AS MOSES by Dion Beary
A post emphasising the difference between whitewashing a POC character, and re-casting a white role as a POC
The newest series of the Walking Dead computer game
by Talltale Games (review coming soon) again reminds us how all inclusion is
not good inclusion
If you’re a straight
cisgender woman writing m/m romance, sorry, you are not striking a blow for
equality by Sunny Moraine
A pointed take down of the idea that the M/M genre is inherently gay
friendly or somehow championing equality, since there’s a lot of problematic
issues and fetishism in the genre
“Expendable” Gay
Characters by Aaron Landry
The author joins me in not being impressed by “easter egg” inclusion of LGBT characters
A Disheartening
Account Of The Harassment Going On In Gaming Right Now (And How Adam Baldwin Is
Involved) by Victoria McNally
A sad look at how computer games geekdom has responded with rampant
misogyny when faced with even the mildest criticism from a woman.
This Week in Video
Game Criticism: Tropes vs Anita Sarkeesian and the Demise of 'Gamers' by Kris Ligman
A round up of several links concerning this trainwreck
Sexualized Saturdays:
Queer Stories are Tragic Stories by Lady Saika
In the few places we have LGBT inclusion, we’re still dogged by the
old trope of tragedy
We do not know the various writer’s histories nor can we guarantee that other posts on these sites won’t be problematic - but these posts definitely whetted our interest.
