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Originally Posted by issybird
Not caring is not the same as not knowing, and I think it’s disingenuous to say that because you don’t care, you don’t know. And I don’t mean you in particular, but anyone who claims ignorance, and most especially when they’re claiming a higher moral ground at the same time.
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Ok...Samuel R. Delaney. I read some of his books, and had absolutely *no* idea of his race (just like I have no idea of the race of 99.9% of other authors that I've read, TBH). I didn't know that he was African-American until I just googled to find some non-white science fiction authors.
The same goes for Walter Mosley. I've read a lot of the Easy Rawlins books and had no idea of his race, either. It's not only that I don't care, I honestly didn't know.
This also goes for gender--When I read "The Outsiders" as a child, I had no idea the S.E. Hinton was woman.
You can believe me or not, but when I'm reading a story, I don't notice or think about the race or gender of the author unless it's constantly thrown in my face.
Shari