I think I missed something during the Hugo debate. One minute there was blogging, the next there was f-bombs. Huh. There's been a rather exciting debate/dispute/tower of fiery death in the Science Fiction Poetry Association, starting with the discussion of whether to make the name more inclusive, and migrating towards gendered language and genre snobbery. Doesn't rain but it pours.
You're completely right about Bloomsbury missing the point, but yeah, at least they're acknowledging an ongoing problem. On the other hand, it's hard to get past the fact that the cover in question wasn't just another example of an ongoing problem, it actually undermined what the author was trying to do. Larabelestier handled it all with a lot of class. I think I would have been much more tempted by the tantrum-throwing option.
Oh, and 'cause I didn't say anything earlier--Congratulations on your first blog post at Flames Rising! I wasn't familiar with the site before, but I will definitely be checking it out regularly now.
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Date: 2009-07-29 07:04 am (UTC)You're completely right about Bloomsbury missing the point, but yeah, at least they're acknowledging an ongoing problem. On the other hand, it's hard to get past the fact that the cover in question wasn't just another example of an ongoing problem, it actually undermined what the author was trying to do. Larabelestier handled it all with a lot of class. I think I would have been much more tempted by the tantrum-throwing option.
Oh, and 'cause I didn't say anything earlier--Congratulations on your first blog post at Flames Rising! I wasn't familiar with the site before, but I will definitely be checking it out regularly now.