@XaolynXaolyn Lovecraft = the literature of nice UMC white ppl having minds shattered by realizing they aren't actually center of universe.
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@XaolynXaolyn Yeah, it takes a very hothouse sort of wee mind to even possess Lovecraft's idea of "sanity" to lose. But we do breed those.
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@chaosprime@XaolynXaolyn http://nnedi.blogspot.com/2011/12/lovecrafts-racism-world-fantasy-award.html … <- China Miéville's response is especially interesting -
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@XaolynXaolyn Even that style you mention is all about collectively anal-retentive WASP culture's disgust with the Other. -
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@XaolynXaolyn @SilverEyePhotos *nodnod* Creativity takes energy, not empathy. Hate is ever so energizing. http://discordianquotes.com/quote/hatred-delightful-passion-cloys-make-happy-rest-lives … (Byron)
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@chaosprime@XaolynXaolyn I will agree with all this, though he was very influential stylistically as well. He certainly had an aesthetic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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