Moments of Permanence - Because I need to think about things that are differently stressful, sometimes...

From: willow Date: May 9th, 2009 10:36 pm (UTC) (Link)

{ I'm not saying it's impossible to write speculative fantasy on these premises - what I'm saying is that you can't do it as background. }

This.

Thank you for putting this into words. The point had been nibbling at my brain but the closest I could get was "Even when we're (minorities)invisible/erased, we're the fucking props!" which is not as all as concise and pointed as your paragraph.

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From: sami Date: May 9th, 2009 10:44 pm (UTC) (Link)

You're welcome.

Seriously, The Thirteenth Child is just doing it wrong.

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