“And against whom is this censorship directed? By way of answer, think back to the big subcultural debates of 2011 – debates about how gritty fantasy isn’t really fantasy; how epic fantasy written from the female gaze isn’t really fantasy;… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“In the past few years, more and more passionate debates about the nature of SFF and YA have bubbled to the surface. Conversations about race, imperialism, gender, sexuality, romance, bias, originality, feminism and cultural appropriation are getting louder and louder… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“everything in our culture tells men and boys to avoid any interest, activity or community dominated by women - and when article after article… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“Context is everything in both narrative and real life, and while the accusation is never that these creators deliberately set out to discriminate against… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“We have so long been subject to external criticism that we don’t know how to react to internal criticism, because whereas the most enduring,… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“How can so many (white, male) writers narratively justify restricting the agency of their female characters on the grounds of sexism = authenticity while… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“It's a hat," said Jess. Manx stretched. "Yes." "A hat with - just to be clear - a lizard on it. A real, dead… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“For centuries, no one was concerned that books weren’t girl-friendly, because no one really cared if girls read; but even so, we persisted for… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“Never having experienced inequality, therefore, the majority of straight white men will be absolutely oblivious to their own advantages – not because they must… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“it strikes me that the writers most deeply concerned with the state of literary fiction and its biases against women could do a lot… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“And against whom is this censorship directed? By way of answer, think back to the big subcultural debates of 2011 – debates about how… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“As a fantasist, I well understand the power of escapism, particularly as relates to romance. But when so many stories aimed at the same… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“Something that’s bothered me for a while now is the current profligacy in YA culture of Team Boy 1 vs Team Boy 2 fangirling.… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
“In the past few years, more and more passionate debates about the nature of SFF and YA have bubbled to the surface. Conversations about… — Foz Meadows Copy Share Image
![“Something that’s bothered me for a while now is the current profligacy in YA culture of Team Boy 1 vs Team Boy 2 fangirling. [...] Despite the fact that I have no objection to shipping, this particular species of team-choosing troubled me, though I had difficulty understanding why. Then I saw it…” quote by Foz Meadows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d4d/foz-meadows-35520_books_something-that-s-bothered-me-for-a-while_2768572.jpg)