Please stop referring to every Asia-inspired fantasy or science fiction novel as silkpunk, send tweet

To clarify: "Silkpunk" is a term coined by the brilliant Ken Liu to describe a blend of sci-fi and fantasy inspired not by Victorian-era steam-powered technology ("steampunk") but by East Asian antiquity. It does NOT apply to every SFF story inspired by Asian history or culture.

Ken& #39;s novels feature fantasy tech such as battle kites, bamboo warships, and the like. The i09 article below provides a good overview in Ken& #39;s own words. Unfortunately, I& #39;ve now this term repeatedly used as a catch-all for all SFF with Asian elements. https://io9.gizmodo.com/author-ken-liu-explains-silkpunk-to-us-1717812714">https://io9.gizmodo.com/author-ke...

Leaving aside the issue of & #39;-punk& #39; being egregiously and erroneously overused *in general* - taking a term for a specific fictional aesthetic and lumping in all Asia-inspired works (or works by authors of Asian descent) simplifes, misrepresents, and flattens a huge range of work.