Bookshelf Q. Battler here.
As my 3.5 readers are aware, I avoid getting political on this blog. I feel my goal is to entertain and I don’t want to alienate anyone because honestly, I’m kind of shooting for a “everyone love me no matter who you are and please buy my book if I ever write one” kind of a vibe.
If you want actual analysis of world events and important issues of the day, you should talk to someone whose best friend isn’t an alien.
ALIEN JONES: “Best” friends might be pushing it a bit.
Bah. Thanks a lot Esteemed Brainy One. (By the way, AJ has a backlog lately. If you’ve asked him a question, he will eventually get to it, though it might take a week or two.)
Still, the Supreme Court ruling is such a landmark event that it seems odd not to mention it and since this is a blog about writing and books (but also yetis and nerds), I thought this might be a good discussion question:
What’s the impact on the entertainment world?
If same-sex marriage is allowed in all 50 states, will we see more same-sex couples in books?
If so, will they be presented by authors in a “HEY EVERYONE! LOOK AT ME! I’M A DIVERSE AUTHOR! THERE’S A SAME-SEX COUPLE IN MY BOOK!” type of manner?
Personally, I think if the world’s walking down an equality path, the better approach might be to present these characters just as anyone else.
I’ll point to John Scalzi’s Lock-In as an example. In that book, there’s a same-sex (male) couple who play a pivotal point in the plot. There’s no discussion of it or attempts to overtly point it out. They’re just worked into the mix like every other character.
Perhaps this is a dumb discussion. Gay characters have appeared in books, TV shows, movies etc for awhile.
But, will this change that? For example, will we see a Hollywood summer blockbuster where the lead character is gay? Could you ever envision say, a San Andreas style action movie where the lead is a gay dude trying to fight his way through a disaster and bring his husband to safety?
Maybe I have no idea what I’m saying. Hell, maybe I’m just trying to bring more clicks to this blog by discussing a prominent issue on everyone’s mind.
(By the way, click a few buttons while you’re on this site, will you? My stats are lower than the ratings of a network television show.)
Whatever your thoughts on the issue, keep it to the impact on entertainment and try to be courteous and respectful to everyone.
After all, this isn’t one of those cable shows where all the talking head pundits shout over each other.
This is a nerd blog, where all nerds of all kinds with all different points of view are welcome.
(But seriously nerds, please buy my book if I ever write one.)
And click a few buttons so the Mighty Potentate doesn’t fire Alien Jones (out of a cannon or otherwise).
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