women and gays: ruining sci-fi for those poor, oppressed white nerds

[rivendellrose]

SLog has a few things to say about the idiot who thinks women and gays are ruining science fiction.

I have a few things to say about him, too. They are as follows:

As far as women go, we've been here since the beginning - no, really the *real* beginning - we've been involved in the making of your favorite things (among many fine others), and we're not going away. The gays have been here since the beginning, too, but, to my horror, I can't actually think of any completely certain known examples - anybody help me out on that?

Seriously, I can't believe this sort of attitude keeps going.

There are other words, but I'm trying to cut back on swearing in my LJ. :P

Comments

[irishninja.livejournal.com]

"There are other words, but I'm trying to cut back on swearing in my LJ. :P"

But why? That's the fun of having a blog. ^_^

I... don't really have anything pertinent to say on the actual topic of your post, though. I think that guy is a stupid moron, but I have no links or examples for you. (Since Mary Shelley is already taken, and she's all I could think of.)

Oh! Scheherazade, if she actually existed... *trails off lamely*

[irishninja.livejournal.com]

Except she would fall under fantasy instead of sci-fi.

*yes, I was thinking about this more since yesterday*

Also, here's another rebuttal against the idiocy.