Sometimes we as fandom are a reflection of the problems of the sources, but-- oftentimes we really are fucking transformative (us, making things for us!), and it's AWESOME.
Totally. Oh, totally. And as marina says, we're doing more of this as time goes by, which makes me SO HAPPY.
The Chinaman of course being described as sallow-yellow-faced, slanty eyed, animal-like posture, blank expressionless face, greasy pigtail, etc. It was like a slap in the face, just-- WHUT.
Oh, lord. I remember reading EXACTLY THAT description in one of E. Nesbit's books when I was wee.
(And so desperate am I for good travel writing that I am seriously considering reading Morton, who I had not previously heard of, anyway. Got any favorites that don't feature blatant racism?)
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Totally. Oh, totally. And as
The Chinaman of course being described as sallow-yellow-faced, slanty eyed, animal-like posture, blank expressionless face, greasy pigtail, etc. It was like a slap in the face, just-- WHUT.
Oh, lord. I remember reading EXACTLY THAT description in one of E. Nesbit's books when I was wee.
(And so desperate am I for good travel writing that I am seriously considering reading Morton, who I had not previously heard of, anyway. Got any favorites that don't feature blatant racism?)