tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post8352027069809845218..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Sex In Fiction, Especially Fantasy And Science FictionFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-75145117437020997292017-02-18T06:42:05.618-05:002017-02-18T06:42:05.618-05:00Initially, the sex in your books was a little jarr...Initially, the sex in your books was a little jarring - it upended my thinking about who, and what, Louis was.<br /><br />I do have to disagree with you about extraterrestrial communities. Oh, sure, the first colonies, primarily scientists and explorers, may very well experiment with different mores. However, it's my belief that most of the communities will be more conservative culturally. The extreme need to make changes in so much of their life will rather naturally lead them to seek sameness, or continuity, in their observance of norms. For example, they will be fervent participants in traditional holiday celebrations, as far as possible. They will "bring order to the New West" by imposing cultural structures imported from Earth, and not deviating from them.<br /><br />Whatever cultural norms were when they left, the new settlers will try to keep as much of them intact as they can. This will lead to a more conservative society than on Earth.<br /><br />It's just based on my experiences with frequent moves in the early part of my life. The sameness brought security.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-66488449536448233802017-02-17T12:38:37.520-05:002017-02-17T12:38:37.520-05:00Um.. isn't a major point of reading fiction to...Um.. isn't a major point of reading fiction to step into a different reality? If one is going to read every story with their prejudices intact kinda ruins the experience. If non traditional sex/relationships are a problem you'd best avoid a lot of Heinlein.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-3237661757558326122017-02-16T14:36:10.012-05:002017-02-16T14:36:10.012-05:00Fran, I want to thank you for turning me on to the...Fran, I want to thank you for turning me on to the "Daniel Black" series. I just finished the first book and the emotion it elicited in me was. . . envy.Tim Turnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-13746974715903928262017-02-16T13:45:21.511-05:002017-02-16T13:45:21.511-05:00These days, attacks of this sort are much more lik...These days, attacks of this sort are much more likely to come from the SJW RadFem Left than the Christian Right. Christians have more or less made peace with sex in fiction, the occasional neo-Puritan notwithstanding. Even the most evangelical sorts appear to avoid reading things that displease them, rather than demanding they never be published in the first place.<br /><br />SJWs are the ones who spew such nonsense as "all sex is rape" and demand that men never be attracted to beautiful women, under any circumstances.<br /><br />Nonetheless, regardless of the side... people who think this way are foreign to me. I cannot fathom how the manage to go about life without self-destructing from internal contradiction.<br /><br />Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082153758868357687noreply@blogger.com