Very fine @UOJim post on why nostalgia for "heroic engineer" science fiction is a form of identity politics: http://highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2015/08/30/18838 …
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IDK, I know a ton of not white & not dudes who seek it out. They all ALSO tend to have specialized skillskets.
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Hyper competent women were also 1) a Henlein thing & 2) the first Mary Sue character (in Star Trek fic)
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@arthur_affect@brigidkeely I feel like that's a...sketchy extrapolation. Or at least I do not think that's reason enough to condemn it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect@brigidkeely I'm scared to ask, but what is competence porn? -
@MvPruett@arthur_affect It's when you have fiction with a protag who is very very good at whatever they do, super competent. - Show replies
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@arthur_affect@brigidkeely competence porn is just the awesome that's watching people who know their shit, do it & do it well.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect@brigidkeely As a non genre, but stereotype breaking show Leverage is definitely a good example of competence porn.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect@brigidkeely And U.S. is a meritocracy for white guys whose rich grandpas sent them to private elite colleges.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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