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Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
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10/19/09
I have heard many POCs in the scifi world lament the opposition to moving away from the prototype of the white male as protagonist observing the alien other. Google RaceFail for blog post upon blog post of discussion on that very topic. #edwidgedanticat
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Love him for this, and I totally agree. Kids can't sit back and not react to a book the same way you can a movie, TV show or videogame. #edwidgedanticat
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Such as. #edwidgedanticat
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What were his sci-fi reference crimes? What didn't they like? #edwidgedanticat
10/19/09
The constant objectification of women. #edwidgedanticat
10/19/09
"Diaz said he'd been pilloried in the mainstream nerd press (only sort of an oxymoron) in a way that smacked of racism."
What's that referring to? #edwidgedanticat
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From what I know about it, the main character is a comic book nerd -- maybe they just didn't care for the comics he liked? #edwidgedanticat
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What I don' t think they liked? Maybe they didn't care for the fact that Oscar was fat and a loser with the ladies. He was the stereotypical sci-fi dork, only with more melanin. #edwidgedanticat
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But really, I don't know what criticism Diaz is talking about if he's not referring to the claims of sexism. #edwidgedanticat
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*eyeroll* #edwidgedanticat