Sexism in SciFi

[litch]

So I don't follow Science Fiction fandom/publishing/inside baseball as a rule, but every once in a while it pops up into my attention because one or more of my favorite authors mentions something

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[bychoice]

As far as I can tell, this is not usually about sexism. It is about getting attention. Does anything about that cover say that women are incompetent or not capable of doing the same work that men do? Does it say that they should get paid less for the same job? Nope. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. I'd say that it is in fact a quite feminist cover. Look! A woman who is sexy and strong and capable! Does saying that a female editor is cute mean that she can't do her job or is incompetent? Nope. I think you are 100% right. More importantly, their drama-loving bullshit has made it impossible to discuss real issues, because they pee themselves whenever a difficult subject is mentioned. Have I mentioned that I love living in Russia? Oh, and even though people say it is more sexist here, there are more women in high positions of big companies here than in the US. Feminism has lost its way in the US, and this SJWs are the reason. Grr.... Okay, I'm done yelling now. : )

[luxcanon]

My sense of things is that you are internally conflicted about the SJW.