Oo, ostriches are scary, I really think they are--I wouldn't go near one with a ten-foot pole! Beautiful, of course, beautiful, but you can really see the dinosaur, there, *lurking...*
I'm glad you wrote this. I've been feeling the same way. And then feeling guilty because I don't really care if someone of any culture or color finds his or her way to SF/F; if they don't, it's their loss, just as it's my loss for not finding my way to whatever genre other people enjoy.
They are not my responsibility!
But at the same time, it was a relief to write all my "people" in my most recent story as dogs, goats, and pigs. Hopefully the horses don't feel left out :I Sheesh, it really is hard.
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I'm glad you wrote this. I've been feeling the same way. And then feeling guilty because I don't really care if someone of any culture or color finds his or her way to SF/F; if they don't, it's their loss, just as it's my loss for not finding my way to whatever genre other people enjoy.
They are not my responsibility!
But at the same time, it was a relief to write all my "people" in my most recent story as dogs, goats, and pigs. Hopefully the horses don't feel left out :I Sheesh, it really is hard.