Hi all,
I've been lately thinking about race is Fantasy and Scifi, specifically in a setting that has multiple species. As such, 'specieism' is a more prominent issue.
Think of Star Wars where the race of a human doesn't matter because humans are too busy being 'racist' towards Twi'leks and Chiss.
I'm just wondering about people's general thoughts on race in fantasy where human races don't matter. Is it refreshing to read and write, knowing that the colour of human skin doesn't matter, or is it just transference?
Do you find that people of colour are more commonly represented in fantasy / sci-fi among humans or is skin colour just not often mentioned at all?
I'm fascinated by the idea of all humans being equal, and I really think that sff makes a nice, well, fantasy world where we can more easily and more realistically achieve it.
I've been lately thinking about race is Fantasy and Scifi, specifically in a setting that has multiple species. As such, 'specieism' is a more prominent issue.
Think of Star Wars where the race of a human doesn't matter because humans are too busy being 'racist' towards Twi'leks and Chiss.
I'm just wondering about people's general thoughts on race in fantasy where human races don't matter. Is it refreshing to read and write, knowing that the colour of human skin doesn't matter, or is it just transference?
Do you find that people of colour are more commonly represented in fantasy / sci-fi among humans or is skin colour just not often mentioned at all?
I'm fascinated by the idea of all humans being equal, and I really think that sff makes a nice, well, fantasy world where we can more easily and more realistically achieve it.