@yyyguy, apparently the in phrase is “speculative fiction”, to cover both science fiction and fantasy. The argument seems to be that the word “speculative” is more accurate. For example, Ursula K. Le Guin writes generally of other societies than ours, and doesn’t focus on technology.
I used to tell myself I liked Heinlein, just was a bit uncomfortable with some of his ideas about women. This was just at the beginning of the sixties, when women who were unhappy about their status in society were isolated from each other, and hadn’t had a chance to talk to each other about this, and develop their ideas. Then one day a friend told me she thought he was just plain sexist, and gave me a long explanatory lecture. Since then I don’t have much use for him.
Oh the days of “Help Wanted - Male” and “Help Wanted - Female” in the classified ads, when I learned that the kind of job I was looking for was only going to be found in the first category, and I had better practise my excuses for applying at all! No, I don’t miss those days in the least!!
@yyyguy, apparently the in phrase is “speculative fiction”, to cover both science fiction and fantasy. The argument seems to be that the word “speculative” is more accurate. For example, Ursula K. Le Guin writes generally of other societies than ours, and doesn’t focus on technology.
I used to tell myself I liked Heinlein, just was a bit uncomfortable with some of his ideas about women. This was just at the beginning of the sixties, when women who were unhappy about their status in society were isolated from each other, and hadn’t had a chance to talk to each other about this, and develop their ideas. Then one day a friend told me she thought he was just plain sexist, and gave me a long explanatory lecture. Since then I don’t have much use for him.
Oh the days of “Help Wanted - Male” and “Help Wanted - Female” in the classified ads, when I learned that the kind of job I was looking for was only going to be found in the first category, and I had better practise my excuses for applying at all! No, I don’t miss those days in the least!!