It seems to be the week to talk about sexism in fantasy literature. Here are a couple of discussion:
The Mary Sue asks: Is “Historical Accuracy” a good defense of patriarchal societies in fantasy fiction?- Tansy Rayner Roberts wants to “unpack” historically authentic sexism.
- And we think Jim C. Hines and John Scalzi make a good point for charity.
And here’s some movie news:
- Tor brings us First Look At Harrison Ford Yelling At Kids On The Set of Ender’s Game. Some of us can’t wait for this movie!
- And a New Star Trek teaser:
I am always baffled by the “historical accuracy” excuse when the story is chock-full of spells, gryphons, magical swords and so on.
John Scalzi is a very, very brave man.
Some of those poses were pretty funny. I guess I’m going to have to give up and read Ender’s soon.