Mastodawn

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116305793811427182

I'd been thinking about making some time to read _Project Hail Mary_ so I could go see the movie and join the convo about it. And then I read this 👇🏻.

Nice to not have to crowbar that into my schedule, but overall? I'd rather Andy Weir had just not been a shitwaffle. Seriously, I am _so sick and tired_ of white-guy SF authors turning out to be right-wing assholes.

(Also, the thing about "there's no symbolism or themes in my work"... dafuq? Why would any writer say something like that? 🤯🤡)

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Medea Vanamonde 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago

@kagan @mekkaokereke

Unfortunately White Male SF authors especially Hard Science SF Writers get drawn to Right Wing Culture.
Historically it was Heinlein, Anderson and Pournelle browbeating fans and up and coming writers…now it’s nearly automatic.

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Heathen 🐈

@MedeaVanamonde @mekkaokereke
This is why I put a pause on reading books by cis white guys. Honestly I just couldn't handle even the background levels misogyny anymore.

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Paul Lalonde 1d ago

@heathen_cat About 10 years ago I chose to only read fiction by women writers for a year. Greatly expanded my view on the field, found some amazing writers, and *wow* there was so much less fasc. I used to think I was a balanced reader, but this experiment showed, and corrected, real gaps.
@MedeaVanamonde @mekkaokereke