[writing] I can't see you
Ursula le Guin is an author whom I not only enjoy but also genuinely respect. I respect her craft, I respect her storytelling, and I respect her commitment to social commentary and the examination of injustice and prejudice in her work. The Left Hand of Darkness is the work that many people cite when discussing her literary activism, but I think that it is in the Earthsea series that she does her finest and most subtle commentary.
And so when the SciFi channel began to advertise their Earthsea miniseries and revealed that they'd cast a bunch of white people, I was appalled and angry. It was like a slap in the face to the fans, to the work itself, and to le Guin, who had crafted the books so carefully and so deliberately with a cast of brown people.
Obviously, my anger and, well, grief over the decision was not as acute as some. Pam Noles has written an articulate piece about her reaction. It's well worth the read.
And so when the SciFi channel began to advertise their Earthsea miniseries and revealed that they'd cast a bunch of white people, I was appalled and angry. It was like a slap in the face to the fans, to the work itself, and to le Guin, who had crafted the books so carefully and so deliberately with a cast of brown people.
Obviously, my anger and, well, grief over the decision was not as acute as some. Pam Noles has written an articulate piece about her reaction. It's well worth the read.
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