Man, I love a good roll-call.
(Link courtesy of sparkymonster.)
In response to a comment thread started when Lois Bujold expressed disbelief that people of color were SFF fans before the internet pulled them in, delux_vivens posted to deadbrowalking and said,
If you identify as a POC/nonwhite person and you read or watch scifi or fantasy, give yourself a name check in this thread. I am particularly wanting shoutouts from people who do not live in the US and who have still managed to read genre fiction.
I'm tired of people trying to render us invisible unless they have been given a memo about our existences.
In the twenty-four hours or so since the post went up, it's gotten 12 pages of comments with no sign of stopping. Whether you're qualified to raise your hand on this one or not, I encourage you to spread the word, and to take some time to read the responses, which are amazing.
In response to a comment thread started when Lois Bujold expressed disbelief that people of color were SFF fans before the internet pulled them in, delux_vivens posted to deadbrowalking and said,
If you identify as a POC/nonwhite person and you read or watch scifi or fantasy, give yourself a name check in this thread. I am particularly wanting shoutouts from people who do not live in the US and who have still managed to read genre fiction.
I'm tired of people trying to render us invisible unless they have been given a memo about our existences.
In the twenty-four hours or so since the post went up, it's gotten 12 pages of comments with no sign of stopping. Whether you're qualified to raise your hand on this one or not, I encourage you to spread the word, and to take some time to read the responses, which are amazing.