Mine: Game of Thrones is bad, actually Grimdark isn't the problem it's the people who write grimdark (white cis nonqueer men) that are the problem Most fantasy worlds aren't very well built
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Also mine not enough fantasy authors study history and it shows
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Another: people are tired of medieval European style fantasies because no one has heretofore written a fantasy inspired by the actual weirdness that was medieval Europe
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Medieval Europe was weird, diverse, and a lot more exciting than Bearded Men Do Sword Stuff
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I don't think white authors should start raiding other cultures' histories because they're bored of what they think medieval Europe was...I think white authors need to understand medieval Europe better
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I wrote about this here:https://twitter.com/ellle_em/status/1025484882867306496?s=19 …
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Also hell, this is my thread so I'll self-promote if I want to. I write fantasy in various worlds and this one is modeled after New Jersey so if you're serious about wanting something different u should check this story out:https://www.patreon.com/posts/short-story-25348155 …
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Hey!! Here's a thread where you can talk about books that do epic fantasy right!! Contribute!!https://twitter.com/ellle_em/status/1110640670266585089 …
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Lord of the Rings isn't actually very good *Hides under desk*
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