Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Multiculturalism in SF

This essay talks about reasons for writing multicultural science fiction.  It's not bad.  But really?  If you need an article like this in the first place, it's probably not going to help much.  The really good futurists  have no trouble looking at a diverse world and envisioning a diverse future, or peeling off slivers that are something other than the currently fashionable powerbase.  Consider Firefly, for instance.  That's one of the most chromatically plausible futures I've seen, despite the fact that my crisis litany ends with "... and thank the gods we don't live in a universe scripted by Joss Whedon."
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rix_scaedu

rix_scaedu

April 14 2012, 22:31:14 UTC 9 years ago

We weren't writing it - just watching it.
ideealisme

ideealisme

April 14 2012, 23:34:57 UTC 9 years ago

But still - not just acknowledging that while there are parts of the show you enjoy, there are parts of it designed on a racist premise since they are not properly reflective of the true mix. And that they are sticking with white as the default.

I mentioned Jane Eyre because you can enjoy a book or TV show while still thinking parts of it are racially offensive. Conflicted responses are healthier than trying to make up justifications for the show or book one likes.