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Author, fanwriter, trash bandit, queer geek feminist, dork. Jack of all pronouns, mxtress of none. Yells about hockey. Aussie in the US.

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    Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

    my kingdom for literary critics to stop conflating “I personally dislike the fundamentals of X genre and so have neither read nor desired to read widely in it” with “therefore the whole genre is badly-written by default, because obviously if the writing was good I WOULD like it”

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      2. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        like, this should not be hard! for instance, I personally am bored to tears by purely real-world stories about Angst and Society! one could be gorgeously written and it would still really struggle to move my personal needle because I’d be going against the grain of my own taste!

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      3. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        but on the rare occasion when I DO enjoy an IRL Angst and Society story, my enjoyment doesn’t therefore mean that story has ~transcended the genre~ - it just did something else that I, specifically, enjoyed so much that it offset or removed the source of my usual reservations

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      4. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        real talk: this criticism also applies to critics who say they love diverse stories, but seek it in genres they otherwise dislike w/out examining this. they’ll claim wanting to support diversity, but all their reviews pan the actual genre content, with “diversity” as the lone pro

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      5. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        this isn’t always malicious - a lot of these reviewers don’t realise what they’re doing. they think they’re being proactive in broadening their horizons, but the mistake is thinking of diversity as a GENRE rather than a thing that ENRICHES genre.

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      6. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        for ex: I was stoked to hear about a nonbinary actor playing a nonbinary character on Billions, but as that show in no other way ticks the boxes for Things I Enjoy, it would be poor criticism for me to watch for the nb character, praise their inclusion & trash everything else

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      7. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        just. really think this is something a lot of privileged SFF reviewers should consider before asking to review books *solely* b/c of diversity, thinking they’re being Saviours Of The Diverse by giving promo, when it actually sets them up to pan stuff they were never going to like

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      8. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows Jul 8

        - which, of course, ends up having the *exact opposite effect* like, to be clear: it’s still good to push the boundaries of your taste and try new things! but to do that, you first need to be honest about what your existing taste is or isn’t

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      2. Bilbro Swaggins‏ @WildBilbo Jul 8
        Replying to @fozmeadows

        "This not for me" =/= "This is not good"

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      3. Angus MacDonald‏ @LittleAngus Jul 8
        Replying to @WildBilbo @fozmeadows

        I know a guy who once wrote "there are no bad genres, only bad examples."

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      2. Louisa  🌈 👭‏ @LouisatheLast Jul 8
        Replying to @fozmeadows

        Can they also please stop saying something “transcends genre” just because they happen to like it despite not generally being a fan of that genre or not even being familiar with the genre

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      3. Louisa  🌈 👭‏ @LouisatheLast Jul 8
        Replying to @LouisatheLast @fozmeadows

        Looking meaningful at every critic who gushed over Girl With a Dragon Tattoo while trashing other mysteries/thrillers, thus showing they don’t know about all the actual significantly better books in that genre

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