@ArachneJericho It’s a great essay. “The things we like don’t define our worth as people.” @matociquala
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@chaosprime We were arguing with@cstross. *g* (I don't think he's misogynist: I think the meme is misogynist.) -
@matociquala@chaosprime See, I don’t get the whole “steampunk has GURL COOTIES” thing. I mean, where does THAT come from?!? -
@cstross Damned if I know. But as with UF, many successful steampunk writers are women.@chaosprime -
@matociquala@cstross@chaosprime Steampunk is about giggle titter ROMANCE and CORSETS and PARASOLS and NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. -
@seananmcguire@matociquala@cstross@chaosprime Steampunk is about building machines out of gears and flywheels: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ -
@ElizabethJPetro@seananmcguire@matociquala@cstross The Foglios call GG "gaslamp fantasy". Exceedingly good call. -
@ElizabethJPetro@seananmcguire@matociquala@cstross "Gee whiz gears & airships!" can be fun, but calling it anything-"punk" is disgusting. -
@chaosprime@ElizabethJPetro@seananmcguire@cstross punk has become an affix meaning genre, alas. And some is SF, not F. - 3 more replies
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@chaosprime Which is not to say there is not problematic stuff in steampunk: OF COURSE THERE IS. But it's not all naive colonial apologism.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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