i mean for fucks sake ursula k le guin gets left out of a lot of these lists and shes cis, white, and one of the best d__n authors in most of these genera. but you know how many poc authors get fucking Mentioned in fantasy or s.f. recommendation lists? ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THEM. with the sole exception of if somebody is specifically recommending afrofuturism, because that's....literally not written by white people ever
like, if nothing else, you could At Least recommend authors based on how well they match the specific genre you're listing instead of just whether they're cis white men
....hold up actually this might have a Lot of truth in. the author's poc and the summary describes it as an "analysis of State-sanctioned violence"
fricken "examines the effects of unfettered capitalism" right there on the back cover how the hells'd i luck into this
@MoMartin I'm a big fan of this, as well as expansive definitions of familial relationships in general. Everyone should get to choose the family to which they want to belong.
A reminder to self and whoever needs it: Check in with your ancestors when appropriate and necessary. They'll remind you that they fought hard to get you here for a reason.
to be clear: they just know me as kai. none of this was a deliberate or even conscious association on their part. it just Happened to be Exactly Who Me Are
so uh. friend's brainstorming a setting & like, incidentally came up with an organisation named after the chimera with the specific description that they "break all aesthetic rules and use as many different conflicting aesthetics of technology as possible"
i'd challenge you to name any part of this that isn't just describing me, but we already know you'd lose
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own