“And against whom is this censorship directed? By way of answer, think back to the big subcultural debates of 2011 – debates… — 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)
