Fantasy as a tool of justice

We Can’t Let the Haters Dispense All the Candy by Charlie Jane Anders “Basically, when you look at the most popular pieces of entertainment in the world, they tend to be pure wish fulfillment. And I don’t think queer creators should surrender one of the most powerful tools in storytelling to be used only by those who hate us.” “If J.K. Rowling, whose legacy is defined by bigotry, is allowed to dispense nothing but candy all the time, and the rest of us believe that we are obliged to dish out vegetables, we are giving Rowling an unfair advantage that she by no means has earned.” + Why “Happy Ever After” is Radical Restorative Justice by Robert Kingett “When critics mock the Happily Ever After, they are mocking the concept of justice. They are suggesting that ambiguity is the only mark of intelligence, and that suffering is the only valid currency of art.” “Think about the economics of a Romance novel. In the real world, ‘Care’—the act of listening, holding, supporting, remembering, and…