That thread
That thread over on peaseblossom's journal got a little crazy. Unfairly, I think on both sides. And far be it from me to continue to bust on one of the wee faerie folk from the Bard's midsummer dream...
So at the heart of all the hullaballoo portion of things was how the art was done, and what sort of message the art conveyed. There was very little hullaballoo about the *text*, because pretty much most of what she said about the *text* of the book that was problematic was spot on correct. We *did* get the male to female ratios wrong, and we *did* somewhat accidentally let the list of character types stay male-centric. I mea culpa'd on that part, accepted it and noted it as something we're sorry about and need to work on, and then started swinging at the parts I didn't agree with... which was mostly about the darn art!
Anyway, I think we've gotten at the nugget of the difference in perspectives on the art, and I'm hoping that this latest volley is constructive, if not as an excuse for the imbalances in the art, then at least as a clear-eyed explanation as to why things shook out as they did when it comes to the "core four" of the game: Sally, Jet, Mack, and the Ghost.
So ignore most of that thread. It's a lot of hue and cry over the same damn thing, over and over again, with me at the heart of most of that "and over" part.
Here's the part you should look at:
http://peaseblossom.livejournal.com/410229.html?thread=1773685
... and here's me hoping that my response takes things in a direction that's interesting, positive, constructive, and less pregnant with emotion on both sides of things.
... I can say "pregnant" here and not bother folks, right? :)
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So at the heart of all the hullaballoo portion of things was how the art was done, and what sort of message the art conveyed. There was very little hullaballoo about the *text*, because pretty much most of what she said about the *text* of the book that was problematic was spot on correct. We *did* get the male to female ratios wrong, and we *did* somewhat accidentally let the list of character types stay male-centric. I mea culpa'd on that part, accepted it and noted it as something we're sorry about and need to work on, and then started swinging at the parts I didn't agree with... which was mostly about the darn art!
Anyway, I think we've gotten at the nugget of the difference in perspectives on the art, and I'm hoping that this latest volley is constructive, if not as an excuse for the imbalances in the art, then at least as a clear-eyed explanation as to why things shook out as they did when it comes to the "core four" of the game: Sally, Jet, Mack, and the Ghost.
So ignore most of that thread. It's a lot of hue and cry over the same damn thing, over and over again, with me at the heart of most of that "and over" part.
Here's the part you should look at:
http://peaseblossom.livejournal.com/410229.html?thread=1773685
... and here's me hoping that my response takes things in a direction that's interesting, positive, constructive, and less pregnant with emotion on both sides of things.
... I can say "pregnant" here and not bother folks, right? :)
[Comments on *this* entry are screened, in case someone wants to say something privately. If you want me to respond to it, I'll have to un-screen it and make it public, so make that clear when you do comment.]