Misc links
I have actual coherent thought I was hoping to make into a post but whenever I try I fall asleep. So! Links.
On generous listening I have linked to my reply which has some of my thoughts on the topic. (And when I am less sleepy, I will reply to her reply!)
Dirty Girls and Bad Feminists: A Few Thoughts on “I Love Dick”
This is an old post but it connects with some stuff I've been thinking about. I've been thinking about which criticisms of social justice activism etc I find helpful, and I think saying "What I/we should do.." rather than "What they should do.." is a big part of it.
On note of Classism trumping Racism A nice rebuttal to a point of view one encounters in various places.
Why Accuracy in Historical M/M Romance Matters This is similar to my approach to historical f/f and m/f etc. I have a niggling feeling that I'd disagree with some of it if I was more awake, though.
On generous listening I have linked to my reply which has some of my thoughts on the topic. (And when I am less sleepy, I will reply to her reply!)
Dirty Girls and Bad Feminists: A Few Thoughts on “I Love Dick”
This is an old post but it connects with some stuff I've been thinking about. I've been thinking about which criticisms of social justice activism etc I find helpful, and I think saying "What I/we should do.." rather than "What they should do.." is a big part of it.
On note of Classism trumping Racism A nice rebuttal to a point of view one encounters in various places.
Why Accuracy in Historical M/M Romance Matters This is similar to my approach to historical f/f and m/f etc. I have a niggling feeling that I'd disagree with some of it if I was more awake, though.
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It is easy to assume people haven't thought when their thought process is hidden from you and they happen to have arrived at the same conclusion as other people.
*nods* I've done this myself. And have experienced it from the other side, which is always very annoying.
My one thought on the class v. racism thing is that while racism may seem more important from the point of view of ethnic minorities, when upper or middle class white people raise the issue of classism it may be because from their position of double privilege they may genuinely be more aware of which prejudice is stronger and is actually causing other people more trouble.
Ehhhh.... I think "which is worse?" is almost always an unhelpful and often meaningless question, regardless of what answer you come up with. They both exist, work in different ways, and in certain contexts one or the other is more significant. But it's always important to take both into account.
And I don't think one can set out a bunch of rules for other people about what historical fiction should or should not be.
That's very true. I personally am more interested in the social rather than superficial accuracy (to a point, I like a certain amount of unrealistic glossing over of attitudes too) but there's nothing wrong with people writing other sorts of period fiction.