Women and African-American sf writers created trumpist dystopias because they were beta testing trumpism

[BakaNeko]

It could get worse. At least according to “The Pessimist’s Guide to 2017”, which I think it is as accurate as any divinatory method developed by the women, men or AI…

The Pessimist’s Guide to 2017

[enso]

@Enkita

OT, but explain also how calling someone a set of female reproductive apparatus is a grave insult?

What part of the body of a woman is the “cuck?”

[anon15383236]

I think that’s a question about another word, one that starts with a p.

[enso]

ooooooooh! I see.

[Melizmatic]

Don’t go blaming this horrific shit on Black and female sci-fi writers as if there aren’t multiple factors that led us here.

Writing fiction which expresses the trepidation and anxiety that many people feel isn’t the same as intentionally fostering a society that’s self centered, poorly educated, easily distracted and more easily manipulated.

[nimelennar]

@Melizmatic

Don’t go blaming this horrific shit on Black and female sci-fi writers as if there aren’t multiple factors that led us here.

I didn’t read this as placing blame on the authors.

I’m reading this as, “They described the world that they already inhabited as if white men had to go through the same shit that the authors did, and, oh look, now that it’s actually happening to white men, it’s being called a dystopia, and these authors are being called prophetic.”

[LearnedCoward]

The term for female pudenda and the term for a weak or effeminate male have two different origins:

pussy | Search Online Etymology Dictionary

[LearnedCoward]

@nimelennar

I’m reading this as, “They described the world that they already inhabited as if white men had to go through the same shit that the authors did, and, oh look, now that it’s actually happening to white men, it’s being called a dystopia, and these authors are being called prophetic.”

This all day. It not only describes this specific dystopian sci-fi, but pretty much all dystopian sci-fi. Discussing real-world problems is suddenly easier to digest and more accessible once the actual real world is removed from the equation.

[Melizmatic]

@nimelennar

I didn’t read this as placing blame on the authors.

That was just me being sarcastic; I know my snark doesn’t always translate well.

I am tired of the word dystopia though; if certain fuckers hadn’t been so intent on creating and maintaining this system with themselves on the top, no matter what, we wouldn’t be in this mess now.

“You blew it up, you bastards…”

planet of the apes damn you all to hell GIF

[nimelennar]

@Melizmatic

That was just me being sarcastic; I know my snark doesn’t always translate well.

Poe’s Law strikes again!

@Melizmatic

I am tired of the word dystopia though

Wait four years.

@Melizmatic

if certain fuckers hadn’t been so intent on creating and maintaining this system with themselves on the top, no matter what, we wouldn’t be in this mess now

No argument here.

[Enkita]

@anon15383236

I think that’s a question about another word, one that starts with a p.

Over here the c-word is more popular but is considered extremely rude, hence my euphemistic deviation.

[Melizmatic]

@nimelennar

Wait four years.

[bibliophile20]

@LearnedCoward

Discussing real-world problems is suddenly easier to digest and more accessible once the actual real world is removed from the equation.

The foolishness of racism and bigotry is so much easier to illustrate when you can use Trolls and Dwarves ambushing each other at Koom Valley…

[Wanderfound]

Quite interesting:

[Wanderfound]

@Enkita

Larry Niven is an honourable exception

Oath of Fealty (novel)

[Israel_B]

Hmmm. Bonding #trumpophobia with one of the he mos overdone genres of sci-fi…

[anon59592690]

@Enkita

My limited knowledge of that period of history suggests that if you don’t represent a feudal society as a dystopia, you’re doing it wrong.

I especially like this point