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Jul 1, 2004 11:05 am
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This spills over from a discussion I am involved with on another list. We were discussing the lack of support a black comic book line got. During the...
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I don't think that black people have a duty to support black spec. or science fiction per se, but I do think that black people have a duty to suport their...
... support black writers who do. I'm not saying buy their books for myself <Isn't that the measure of support? How many units bought/sold?> ... E.Lynn...
Well, I don't think black PEOPLE do, but black speculative fiction fans: DEFINITELY. They won't, but they do have the DUTY and the downright OBLIGATION to...
Did you not read the whole email? I did say that I'd be willing to buy romance books, for example, as gifts for friends or family who are into romance fiction....
... or ... genre. ... <As the publisher and editor of the ONLIEST magazine dedicated solely to black spec fic, your opinion has weight. I can get with the...
Hard core white spec fic fans support bad white spec fic because they'll at least buy a copy of the media and in turn tell the artist what the problems are....
... No, I do not believe black people have a duty to support black speculative fiction. I don't believe black people have a duty to support any kind of ...
In a message dated 7/2/04 5:48:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Great Question, Chris. First: I don't know if I want anyone liking my stuff out of a sense of...
... support ... it ... silly. <You have hit the nail on the head. But somehow I think sometimes when we see black people not getting behind our favorite art, ...
... support ... watches a lotta soap operas but would never watch SF on TV because she says, ... <My mother, God rest her soul, was the same. But she loved...
Superman on the Couch: What Superheros Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society Danny Fingeroth, Foreword by Stan Lee From The CriticsLibrary Journal ...
"So I hold black artists to an extremely high standard, and I refuse to support those who don't live up to that standard -- not unless they've got the...
... If they meet that standard, I do. My bookshelves are full of black SF which meets that standard. I read most of the major SF magazines, and a few of the...
But why hold them to an extremely high standard? It sounds like you are holding them to a standard that is higher than one you would hold others to? Is that...
The below is a reader critique lifted from amazon.com. I think the reader made some valid points about the incorporation of Stepen King the chararacter by...
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/32/books-hardy.php What Lies Beneath Carl Hancock Rux on Asphalt, war-torn cities and the state of black literature in America ...
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Jul 2, 2004 7:16 pm
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... Because SF is like any other business in this country -- to succeed we have to work harder and do better than Them. Mediocre isn't good enough; in the ...
... I've stayed out of this discussion for obvious reasons of conflict of interests...but this comment is so dead-bang I have to comment. This is the ONLY ...
SEBARNES@...
Jul 3, 2004 5:05 am
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... of ... <You ain't got no conflict of interests in this discussion. You are an OG--THE OG. We cannot duplicate your success and experience. One mistake...
... <Mediocre is good enough it better be, because most people are mediocre--look at practically all movie novelizations, You Go Girl, books, a lot of...
... Hi, Steve. It's good to know that I at least have the right attitude, although I'll be honest and admit that my confidence isn't usually so strong. I'm...
... I haven't read You Go Girl or detective novels, and while I think erotica is just as valid as any other genre writing, that's another discussion. ...
... True. This isn't the route for everyone. On the other hand, if you don't factor in the process of making money, you lose the right to complain that you...
SEBARNES@...
Jul 3, 2004 5:22 pm
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... What I'd say is that it is easier for black people to write about whites knowledgably than vice versa. Remember that "culture" and "media" are at LEAST ...
SEBARNES@...
Jul 3, 2004 5:53 pm
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By the way--there have been several comments about "art for self expression" and "changing the game". PLEASE, do not let my comments, aimed at creating a ...
SEBARNES@...
Jul 3, 2004 6:03 pm
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HI MR. BARNES!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'M SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS) LOL OHMIGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SUCH A FAN OF YOU AND YOUR LOVELY WIFE, TANANARIVE DUE!!!! I'M...
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