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[n.b. spoilers in the links and in my entry, if that's not obvious!]
TL;DR: Rosenberg makes some good points, but ultimately I think her viewpoint boils down to Doyle is wrong because Martin was just writing nuance and reality which is problematic because it reinforces the sexism and racism embedded in Martin's work. Interrogate Your Privilege, yo. I need that on a shirt. IYP.
It's the ouroboros of critique!
Problems in Rosenberg's Critique of Doyle's Critique
I've had this bubbling around internally for a while now -- last week I finished the fifth and recent book, A Dance With Dragons -- but more generally I've had the whole Feminism and Misogyny in Fantasy topic on my mind ever since having this conversation with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mordicai about Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire, and getting into the HBO series and subsequently reading through the books.( Read more... )
TL;DR: Rosenberg makes some good points, but ultimately I think her viewpoint boils down to Doyle is wrong because Martin was just writing nuance and reality which is problematic because it reinforces the sexism and racism embedded in Martin's work. Interrogate Your Privilege, yo. I need that on a shirt. IYP.
It's the ouroboros of critique!
Problems in Rosenberg's Critique of Doyle's Critique
I've had this bubbling around internally for a while now -- last week I finished the fifth and recent book, A Dance With Dragons -- but more generally I've had the whole Feminism and Misogyny in Fantasy topic on my mind ever since having this conversation with
mordicai about Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire, and getting into the HBO series and subsequently reading through the books.( Read more... )
