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Christopher Rowe@christopherrowe.bsky.social |
J. Michael Straczynski naming names in the afterword of The Last Dangerous Visions for…reasons? This seems wildly irresponsible and self-serving at the very least. Redacted are the name of eleven “diverse” writers.
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Madame Hardy
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Oh. And I forgot to mention that if Ellison didn't choose to buy any stories by "diverse" writers that says something horrible about his anthologizing, which reinforces that an Ellison-authored story collection is nowhere you want to be.
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Madame Hardy
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"This is a thirty-year-old, at least, unfinished book, Ellison was an asshole, and I have markets that will get more attention than a thirty-year-old unfinished anthology." "How politically correct of you!"
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Thomas 🚀 SFF180
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I certainly agree with the criticism here. While for the most part, I found that introduction to be an extraordinary piece of writing, dropping the names of the writers who didn’t want to be included, all while saying “I respect their decision“ is mind blowingly clueless.
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ramza saddiq
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It's not as bad as I thought (or feared) it might be but it's still not great
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Jim Steel
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Imagine, also, how that makes the present contributors feel. "Wait -- I'm only in this because these guys didn't want to do it?"
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E.D.E. Bell
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I would add to the "very least" that it's racist writing, even if he hadn't listed a single name.
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Holly March she/her
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gods, way to paint yourself bright red and wobble in the wind, jms...
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Scott Lynch
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Nnngnnghh nnnnnghghgh nggggggn NGGGH (froths at the mouth and falls unconscious) (wakes up a few hours later and remembers this happened) nnnngh NNNNNNNGGGGHHHH
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Weirdmage
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I am guessing he must have felt the need to pre-emptively blame someone else for the lack of diversity in the anthology he edited (the final version of). Can't really see that turning out very well for him.
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Bogi Takács / POWER TO YIELD & OTHER STORIES now out!
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This is the exact kind of consent violation that Ellison was famous for, so I guess it is.... on brand at least? Frankly, this is awful all round.
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