So much for the idea that I’ve seen many Western feminists promulgate that Islam and Islamic countries with their restrictions on women’s behaviors “protects” women from rape. This is used as some sort of absurd kumbaya bullshit excuse for oppression in another ridiculous version of white liberal guilt, but it’s just not true.

Note that just as rape is underreported in most Western countries, it is also probably very severely underreported – by any measure used – in Islamic countries.

When so-called “literary” authors attempt to write fantasy of sf, all they tend to do is to make it boring rather than to improve it.

I expect more. Often lit authors are more facile with language and have greater skill at crafting a good sentence.

If they used this for good rather than evil it would actually better both genres.

But that’s usually not what happens. Instead, what results is an inept bricolage of clichés and utter dullness.

Like Hank Hill said of Christian rock, “Can’t you see you’re not making Christianity any better, you’re just making rock ‘n roll worse,” lit authors delving into fantasy and sf often enter those fields without knowing any of the conventions, stereotypes or failed premises and then make fools of themselves.

Not really offering a solution, just wishing for better because I think it could be better.