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HBO& #39;s Watchmen and Lovecraft Country aren& #39;t directly in my critical lane, but man, there& #39;s *something* -- grist for the critical mill! -- about mass confusion when it comes to the Black fantastic.
What is it about Black fantastic imagination that& #39;s so confusing?
What is it about Black fantastic imagination that& #39;s so confusing?
You know, I used to buy this line of reasoning... until I started reading everyone else& #39;s fantasies. *Everyone& #39;s.*
Do you know how much confusing and unexplained stuff exists in SFF?
I& #39;m trying to catch up on SFF theory outside kidlit/MG/YA (my lane). So what& #39;s up with that?
Do you know how much confusing and unexplained stuff exists in SFF?
I& #39;m trying to catch up on SFF theory outside kidlit/MG/YA (my lane). So what& #39;s up with that?
We& #39;re also SO hard on Black creatives. Like, excessively. There& #39;s something to be written about there, too, but I honestly wish folks would think it through.
I& #39;m not saying we have to like everything. I& #39;m not saying that some Black speculative storytelling just doesn& #39;t work.
I& #39;m not saying we have to like everything. I& #39;m not saying that some Black speculative storytelling just doesn& #39;t work.
I& #39;m reading some of this, and half of me is nodding, but the other half is going, damn, y& #39;all.
I& #39;ve got all the mediocre and bad SFF I& #39;ve read in mind. I know there is no Black genre midlist, but ever think of why?
(*whispers* Why can& #39;t Black stories just be mediocre? LOL.)
I& #39;ve got all the mediocre and bad SFF I& #39;ve read in mind. I know there is no Black genre midlist, but ever think of why?
(*whispers* Why can& #39;t Black stories just be mediocre? LOL.)
Way too much pressure on way too few narratives. Expand the number of stories across genre and mode, and let these creatives have a little more room to experiment, fail -- and grow.
Not everything& #39;s gotta be superlative.
Not everything& #39;s gotta be superlative.
ETA: Very good point. This is something I& #39;ve been pondering in a (rough draft) essay I submitted a few weeks ago about Wakandafication... https://twitter.com/millerej_11/status/1308189010464968704">https://twitter.com/millerej_...
This thread gave me lots to think about, too... thanks! https://twitter.com/millerej_11/status/1308189010464968704">https://twitter.com/millerej_...
