Oh look, more snobbery about people reading the wrong things

[annathepiper]

While the SF/F genre’s been busy with yet another round of You Wimmens Are All Crazy, There’s No Sexism in Science Fiction, looks like Slate decided to put up an editorial rant about how adults who read YA should be ashamed of themselves. I’ve seen a unilateral reaction of “fuck you” directed at Slate, justifiably so.

I’m not going to link to the

Comments

[marzipan_pig]

Part of what I love about YA is that it's so much about transformation. A well-written transformation narrative is something I think ANYONE can relate to at any age. Also I think it's impt for adults to get a sense of what kinds of tensions and anxieties young people have, we're all in the world together.

[annathepiper]

Well said, all around!