SF/F’s “Colorblindness” and “Genderblindness” in a Single Photo

[jimhines]

From time to time, I get a sudden flurry of comments or emails or Tweets (or all of the above) that let me know someone has stumbled onto an old blog post or comment I made, and has decided to tell their friends how Wrong I am about … well, whatever they think I was talking about.

In this case, it’s a comment I made on Twitter two weeks ago, after

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[dancinghorse]

As for #2.

Agent to me, ca. 2001: "You are a girl. You have to write girl protagonists. And readers want romance in their girl books."

Agent to me, ca. 2011: "This is the kind of grand old space opera I could have sold in a flash twenty years ago. Now? Well, if you were a twentysomething guy..."

Me to world, ca. 2013: "Oh hai, see me Kickstart that space opera, phtthhhhhlllllltttt!"

[blairmacg]

*applause*

[maladaptive]

Wait wait, what? Agent only wants men writing space opera now? I thought space opera was a hard sell in general for fickle market reasons, but, what, it's just got too many girl cooties?

No wonder I always found it so tasty, what with my own girl cooties.

I really want to see more space opera....

[sylviamcivers]

Have you read Lois Bujold's 'Miles Naismith Vorkosigan' books?
Space opera WITH girls! Who have wide and varied career choices!

[andi1235]

I was going to say this myself. Also, space opera WRITTEN by a girl! SUCH good books, too. :)