tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693330349830368642.post7001391259430490485..comments2023-09-24T10:01:27.236-04:00Comments on Roland's Codex: Wicked Pretty Things Not So Pretty Or Wicked After AllSimeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11435940295167464898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693330349830368642.post-9952762769623049652011-04-16T19:04:39.698-04:002011-04-16T19:04:39.698-04:00If you're untalented, it wouldn't matter w...If you're untalented, it wouldn't matter what the couple is, gay or straight, it would still be a stereotype, I think.Simeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435940295167464898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693330349830368642.post-32844301914610371682011-04-16T11:26:32.323-04:002011-04-16T11:26:32.323-04:00What's worse? A) Deliberately avoiding having...What's worse? A) Deliberately avoiding having gay characters in your stories, or B) having them, but not knowing enough/being talented enough/caring enough to write them as anything more than walking stereotypes.<br /><br />I'd rather NOT see walking stereotypes in stories I read. In an ideal world, we don't have to worry about A or B, and instead take C) having gay characters that are well-fleshed out, believable, multi-dimensional, motivated, etc. But we don't live in an ideal world, and C rarely springs up for straight, white, male characters, so why should we expect minority characters of any group/race/gender/orientation to get a good Option C treatment?<br /><br />*sigh* Forgive me. I'm just damned pessimistic about everything, that's all.Dave Cesaranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454928720043301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693330349830368642.post-20625286244786463232011-04-16T07:10:54.253-04:002011-04-16T07:10:54.253-04:00Roland,
I read your comparison concerning homosex...Roland,<br /><br />I read your comparison concerning homosexual not being a genre (Pat's blog). Couldn't agree more. Well done.Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705496652945481096noreply@blogger.com