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MarjaE · 11-10-2020, 05:25 PM

A personal reason:

I was bullied and beaten up all through school, for being autistic and queer, and eventually beaten unconscious in high school. I also protested against the Iraq War, and was badly gassed and badly beaten there.

So if authors cheer on power-down violence, scapegoat minorities, equal-rights movements, anti-war movements, etc. I want to avoid them. Cancel them if you will.

If they scapegoat other non-violent, or less-violent, or anti-violence movements, likewise. It often crosses over into scapegoating the victims of violence.

I haven't touched Edgar Rice Burroughs' work since I read *The Moon Maid*. I don't often read H.P. Lovecraft but don't always avoid his work. I sometimes read spin-offs of both authors' works though. I have set aside a couple authors over similar issues, and unsubscribed from some mailing lists.

It's different if they portray toxic tendencies within these movements, without condemning everyone.

11-10-2020, 05:25 PM	#12
MarjaE Guru Posts: 940 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	A personal reason: I was bullied and beaten up all through school, for being autistic and queer, and eventually beaten unconscious in high school. I also protested against the Iraq War, and was badly gassed and badly beaten there. So if authors cheer on power-down violence, scapegoat minorities, equal-rights movements, anti-war movements, etc. I want to avoid them. Cancel them if you will. If they scapegoat other non-violent, or less-violent, or anti-violence movements, likewise. It often crosses over into scapegoating the victims of violence. I haven't touched Edgar Rice Burroughs' work since I read The Moon Maid. I don't often read H.P. Lovecraft but don't always avoid his work. I sometimes read spin-offs of both authors' works though. I have set aside a couple authors over similar issues, and unsubscribed from some mailing lists. It's different if they portray toxic tendencies within these movements, without condemning everyone.