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by notjoemama 961 days ago
Isn’t there a discussion to be had about journalists (and activists) needing to insert intersectionality into fantasy worlds in a genre for a demographic that didn’t ask for it?

I’m detecting an air of elevated ego in your reply. I understand the toxicity that has and does (now to a much lessor degree) exist, but can’t we recognize when social justice jumps sharks? I think we can. It’s ok to admit when activism goes too far, wandering into the territory of enforcing morals onto other people; making the same mistake the religious right has done…
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smcl 960 days ago
If you want to have that discussion, feel free to find the people who think the existence of 1 (one) male character indicates sexism, like the GP described, and discuss it with them. Tbh it sounds more like you want to use the GP's hyperbole as a wedge to open up a (ugh) "culture war" debate and frankly I'm not interested.
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Goronmon 960 days ago
Isn’t there a discussion to be had about journalists (and activists) needing to insert intersectionality into fantasy worlds in a genre for a demographic that didn’t ask for it?

Don't we need to have a discussion first to debate whether you should be writing comments on such topics first? I mean, I didn't ask for your opinions, so I think it's a discussion worth having.

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