- Well, unless that's the point of the story; R Silverberg's “A Happy Day in 2381” comes to mind, as does T Disch's 334, where the story is about the society, not the individuals therein. [Not coincidentally, both settings have crushingly high populations where individuality is steamrolled by sheer numbers.]
Having a character be exceptional is splendid. Defining “exceptional” by identity politics is not.
[Lady Triệu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Tri%E1%BB%87u), “The Lady General clad in Golden Robe,” was exceptional. Beaucoup exceptional.
"I'd like to ride storms, kill sharks in the open sea, drive out the aggressors, reconquer the country, undo the ties of serfdom, and never bend my back to be the concubine of whatever man."
She was indeed a non-white, non-Western non-male. Triple Score! But that's NOT why she was exceptional. … Or is it?]
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Date: 2015-05-13 09:35 pm (UTC)Having a character be exceptional is splendid. Defining “exceptional” by identity politics is not.
[Lady Triệu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Tri%E1%BB%87u), “The Lady General clad in Golden Robe,” was exceptional. Beaucoup exceptional.
"I'd like to ride storms, kill sharks in the open sea, drive out the aggressors, reconquer the country, undo the ties of serfdom, and never bend my back to be the concubine of whatever man."
She was indeed a non-white, non-Western non-male. Triple Score! But that's NOT why she was exceptional. … Or is it?]