tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post8879606695722433794..comments2023-11-03T03:30:26.920-07:00Comments on E.L. Wagner's Umbral Musings: Straight, White, Able-bodied Cismen as Default Characters in FantasyE.L. Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-75167670311666067732014-01-20T15:36:20.212-08:002014-01-20T15:36:20.212-08:00Great Work, Wagner! Have you seen this online jour...Great Work, Wagner! Have you seen this online journal? http://crossedgenres.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-73409181983792622112014-01-20T12:10:19.040-08:002014-01-20T12:10:19.040-08:00People are often surprised to discover that discri...People are often surprised to discover that discrimination is not always, or even usually, about malicious intent. It hurts to be told that something one has done with benign intent is harmful, but it's part of learning.E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-55428078513650881542014-01-20T05:37:55.549-08:002014-01-20T05:37:55.549-08:00"The fact is, our media has overwhelmingly pr..."The fact is, our media has overwhelmingly presented whiteness as the default norm. Most readers will imagine characters as white unless it's made clear that they are not."<br /><br />Until I asked this question on both my blog and Absolute Write, I always assumed that people 'defaulted', and pictured characters to be their own race if the author did not make it clear. I was surprised to find I was wrong.<br /><br />I suspect most authors are not intending harm, or are not excluding people by race/gender/identity out of malice, but either because they simply don't think about it, or because they're afraid of portraying people in a negative way. Great post!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-13153315915710910252014-01-20T04:07:46.441-08:002014-01-20T04:07:46.441-08:00You already know how glad I am that you can so poi...You already know how glad I am that you can so poignantly bring light to these important issues. I'm also glad that you've developed some strong arguments against those hordes of faceless (and often right in your face) naysayers stuck in their bigoted mindset. Way to be. There was one other thing I wanted to mention, but I'll message you privately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748695280619099640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-47627986712981409492014-01-19T22:41:48.363-08:002014-01-19T22:41:48.363-08:00As cited from: http://queerdictionary.tumblr.com/
...As cited from: http://queerdictionary.tumblr.com/<br /><br />"QUILTBAG is an acronym. It stands for Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender/Transsexual, Bisexual, Allied/Asexual, Gay/Genderqueer. It is meant to be a more inclusive term than GLBT/LGBT and to be more pronounceable (and memorable) than some of the other variations or extensions on the GLBT/LGBT abbreviation."E.L. Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631080231126783838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704985521814429917.post-25307102373510197142014-01-19T22:24:03.651-08:002014-01-19T22:24:03.651-08:00Great essay :) Coming from a country where diversi...Great essay :) Coming from a country where diversity is embraced, I find it hard to think that people would complain about books that have MCs of other races, sexual orientations or that the MC could be a strong female with no need for men to rule her life. One question though - what is QUILTBAG?Carryn Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104667743099422160noreply@blogger.com