A Question to Ponder

[hrj]

This will become more relevant when I write a review of the book I'm currently reading, but for your general consideration:

When a fantasy author writes something characterizable as a "lesbian fairy tale", why does the reading public seem to demand more justification for the presence of lesbians than for the presence of fairies?

Comments

[eowyna.livejournal.com]

I still think it is because they can suspend their disbelief about the existence of fairies, knowing in their heart of hearts that they are not real -- but they can't disbelieve in lesbians, much as they probably say that they do.

So - those talking probably profess that lesbians don't exist, but in their heart of hearts, are afraid they do.

I understand that the James Bond movie with the Space shuttle was considered more unrealistic for the use of the space shuttle as a setting than for all the other fantastic stuff he did. But the space shuttle does exist, and those other mad inventions did not.

[eowyna.livejournal.com]

Or maybe it's because the fairy fantasies of those complaining don't include lesbians. Their fantasies probably don't include ethnic groups that the readers don't consider cool, either.