Three things of awesome
1. I made a silly video of Stephen running in his sleep:
[Soundtrack: Apocalyptica, "Hall of the Mountain King"]
2. You should definitely read this creepy awesome comic about a prince and a mermaid!
3. Jim Hines, whose Princess series I enjoy a lot, has a blog on Goodreads. In the short time I've been following it, he's made at least three posts about rape, usually prompted by some case in the media. Here's the most recent. I am always deeply impressed by the absolutely unequivocal stance he takes against rape, against victim-blaming, and for consent. Too many other so-called allies equivocate.
In my review of The Stepsister Scheme, I wrote:
Crucially, I feel that Hines doesn't use rape as a convenient plot device or shortcut to character development, but instead as an all-too-realistic element of a character's backstory, and a cutting commentary on the roles of women in fairy tales and other traditional stories.
I can't even say how awesome it is to have that positive assessment affirmed by out-of-verse comments from the author himself. I can't vouch for his feminist cred in other respects, but his stance on consent is unassailable. It is really, really great to, for once, be able to like an author better after reading Things They Say On The Internet than the other way around.
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[Soundtrack: Apocalyptica, "Hall of the Mountain King"]
2. You should definitely read this creepy awesome comic about a prince and a mermaid!
3. Jim Hines, whose Princess series I enjoy a lot, has a blog on Goodreads. In the short time I've been following it, he's made at least three posts about rape, usually prompted by some case in the media. Here's the most recent. I am always deeply impressed by the absolutely unequivocal stance he takes against rape, against victim-blaming, and for consent. Too many other so-called allies equivocate.
In my review of The Stepsister Scheme, I wrote:
Crucially, I feel that Hines doesn't use rape as a convenient plot device or shortcut to character development, but instead as an all-too-realistic element of a character's backstory, and a cutting commentary on the roles of women in fairy tales and other traditional stories.
I can't even say how awesome it is to have that positive assessment affirmed by out-of-verse comments from the author himself. I can't vouch for his feminist cred in other respects, but his stance on consent is unassailable. It is really, really great to, for once, be able to like an author better after reading Things They Say On The Internet than the other way around.
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