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One more tidbit, just after having re-read your response: Skin color is really not what makes a race. There are entire groups of people with white skin who are considered people of color (I’m thinking of East […]

Also, I don’t think there’s anything very wrong with liking something even when you know that it’s problematic. If LOTR /is/ racist, I don’t think that means it should be banned or excluded from reading lists or […]

I do see your point, but I kind of wonder…like, again with the Orcs…I realize they’re not supposed to be human, but they speak and interact with people and have a culture and a society. They are a different […]

This is a topic that is very important to me, since I think that the issues presented in fiction very much represent the way we think as a society. But I’m a little confused as to the point you’re trying to make? […]

Well put, Zach! You probably already know this, but there are many authors (I’m thinking of Neil Gaiman in particular) who actually don’t much care about pirating, because it means that people are reading their […]

Yes! There were definitely moments where I rolled my eyes and was like, “Right, this is shounen anime, so the boys have to act macho” – like the time Saiko gets hospitalized. But it definitely is a great series, […]

Beautifully written, as usual! Your father is, indeed, a wonderful parent, and I know that you will also encourage any offspring you might have in the same way. I hope he is having a fabulous birthday – and how […]

Yeah, I’ve been having a hard time lately. Most of what I’ve been watching is older stuff, and I was concerned that I’ve just been away from the fandom too long to appreciate the new stuff. But it appears that […]

Little Witch Academia is very good, I think you’ll like it a lot!

Also, it’s important to point out that writers who effectively use stereotypes know how to manipulate them so that they aren’t going to be harmful to the characterization or to what a reader takes away.

And I […]

I’m not talking about just gay stereotypes – which is why I mentioned my Italian heritage and the stereotypes that revolve around that in my last comment. And why James mentioned minstrelsy and the stereotypes […]

Also, if breaking a stereotype is “too much trouble,” then maybe an author who feels that way should either stop writing or only write about people they understand. If trying to make the most out of a character […]

The reason that there are people who fulfill these stereotypes is because these stereotypes are perpetuated such that people believe that is the proper way to be have within a given identity. It’s a vicious cycle. […]

Certainly, that’s a very important distinction. It makes me very uncomfortable when a character’s sexuality is played for laughs (although Jack from “Will and Grace” is kind of hilarious, but I don’t think that’s […]