Point taken. However, if all of those trashy Ghetto Love books can sell off trucks, I wouldn't mind seeing some self-directed Black SF.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem with this is amply illustrated on the various black sci- > fi and fantasy lists I subscribe to: all the black folks on those > lists like sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comic books and horror, but all of > those black folks don't like the SAME sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comic > books and horror. Tiny as this audience is, it has the nerve to be > extremely fractured and segmented. It has become crystal clear that > what floats my boat, won't necessarily float anybody else's boat. In > fact, sci-fi and fantasy constitutes a very small part of my current > reading or viewing. I would much rather read a good detective novel > than a good sci-fi book: I am more apt to read Walter Mosley than > Brandon Massey. My heavy SF reading was almost a quarter century ago. > I remain in these groups because the people I have met there tend to > be interesting and intelligent but when it comes to satisfying our > diverse tastes, I don't believe we can all get along! > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "md_moore42" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > That's why I mentioned editing and supporting the writers with our > cash. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "tetsuwanatom1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > star. You pitch it to the studio . . . and they say no. Just > because > > > we write the movie doesn't mean it will get made. I suppose then > you > > > could say, "Well, we have to make the movie." Uh, okay. I need > 100 > > > million dollars. Im taking collections . . . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h0ln570/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123300587/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
