RS, Author, Novelist on Nostr: npub15wtkk…l7rek I don't think of it as a feminist story as domestic violence is ...
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I don't think of it as a feminist story as domestic violence is gender neutral.
Domestic violence as backstory is an excellent topic and approach for gender fiction. Your observation is exactly why I've evolved to characterizing what I do as writing gender fiction vs simply creating feminist fiction—though really they're pretty much the same with different biases in their goals. If our gender somehow makes us less human, the whole idea of gender and gender roles is broken in our society. I like to make people empathize and obliquely find themselves questioning their previously unquestioned conception of reality.
The recent Interview with a Vampire series was triggering to me due to Louis's abuse.
I've scheduled a question on the intersection of horror (Wes Craven), dehumanization, and gender fiction for about three weeks from now. You'll get a chance to discuss why such literary devices fail as much as they may work.
I don't think of it as a feminist story as domestic violence is gender neutral.
Domestic violence as backstory is an excellent topic and approach for gender fiction. Your observation is exactly why I've evolved to characterizing what I do as writing gender fiction vs simply creating feminist fiction—though really they're pretty much the same with different biases in their goals. If our gender somehow makes us less human, the whole idea of gender and gender roles is broken in our society. I like to make people empathize and obliquely find themselves questioning their previously unquestioned conception of reality.
The recent Interview with a Vampire series was triggering to me due to Louis's abuse.
I've scheduled a question on the intersection of horror (Wes Craven), dehumanization, and gender fiction for about three weeks from now. You'll get a chance to discuss why such literary devices fail as much as they may work.