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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Personally I read fiction for pleasure and escapism. I'm not interested in fiction books with an agenda, even if I happen to agree with that agenda. It's an instant turn-off. When I want to read something "challenging normative ideas", I read nonfiction.
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It's tricky. I don't think having an agenda is the point. But at the same time, fetishization is a problem.
I don't think Disney had an agenda when they made Song of the South, but it is a very uncomfortable movie to watch regardless. It presents a worldview that is wildly out of sync with what we know to be true.
When 90%+ of fiction about gay males is written by nice, married suburban moms spinning out fantasies without really understanding the world they write about, it is a problem.