The linkspam is the enemy of the good (14 June 2013)

• SciFi/Fantasy
  • Roundup of Some “Anonymous Protesters” (#SFWA Bulletin Links) | Jim C. Hines: Linkspam of reactions to a grossly sexist article in the SFWA Bulletin.
  • It’s Time | Slice of SciFi: “Welcome to this month’s installment of Galaxy Quest, or “How We’re Trying So Hard to Pretend it’s 1953 Over in Science Fiction Land.””
  • [Trigger Warning] On Sexism in Publishing, or Why I’m Writing this Now Instead of Two Days Ago | delilah s. dawson: “I’m no longer going to shut my mouth.” on sexism in publishing and SFF culture.
  • Beyond ‘Game of Thrones’: Exploring diversity in speculative fiction | Hero Complex – Los Angeles Times: ““I’m not drawing the George R.R. Martin fans, I’m not drawing the Brandon Sanderson fans, but I am drawing people who say in their Goodreads or Amazon reviews that ‘I had stopped reading fantasy and then somebody gave me this,’” said Jemisin, whose most recent effort, “The Killing Moon,” was nominated for a Nebula Award for best novel.”
  • Continuum GoH Speech | N.K. Jemisin: Great call for reconciliation in SF/F. Time to acknowledge and credit diversity.
• Film
  • The East Interviews Marling, Page, Skarsgard, Batmanglij | The Mary Sue: “The Mary Sue was invited to a roundtable discussion with the actors and the director recently, and spoke with them about whether or not this is a political film, women in Hollywood, and what it was like living without entertainment and soap.”
  • The Unfair Business of Being a Woman Director in the Boys Club of Horror Filmmaking | Complex: “Visit any horror-centric film festival or convention and the truth is unavoidable: For every one women director or producer, there are dozens of male ones. It’s a harsh reality that’s inspired such pro-female initiatives like Hollywood’s Viscera Film Festival, Australia’s Stranger With My Face festival, and Women in Horror Month, held every February and aimed at motivating women horror filmmakers to unite and stage local screenings, readings, and networking events.”
  • Of White Knights, trolls and good conversation | Stranger With My Face: “The point is that this troll-ish fellow claims to care deeply about film, and yet drives away intelligent discussion by adopting a bigoted online persona. I would hope that it is only a persona, but, even so, it brings up an interesting point. Why? There are evidently individuals in this scene – as in video game circles, as in numerous other scenes – who value anti-female rhetoric and are protective of the ‘male space’ they believe their area of fandom is and should remain.”
  • Staying True to Merida: Why this fight matters | Brenda Chapman: “The message Disney sends to the public in changing Merida is that she is not good enough the way she is. In doing that, they are making the same statement to all the young girls out there.”
• Announcing the release of Rated R for Rapist: “The Irregular Gentlewomen are proud to announce the 1.0 release of Rated R for Rapist! This is an open-source app created to provide information about whether a movie has been made in part by people who have chosen to collaborate with or otherwise support Roman Polanski.”

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