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i’m DYING

saltyfishboi

I don't get it, does the mother think all men are gay?

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mmuds

Pseudoregalia

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whetstonefires

We still see this language in the modern world where it's full-scale bullshit. In a period or pseudo-period context it's doing some of that but typically reflects the (deliberately disenfranchising) legal norm that he owns the farm or the inn or whatever it is, and she doesn't and can't because property rights are gendered; maybe as a widow she could own it or maybe she couldn't, but she's a wife, and that's her actual legal status.

if you avoid that language without altering that underlying structure of the scenario, you aren't necessarily doing anything but sanitizing and erasing it. applied carelessly, labeling this kind of language as 'bad' and solving it by 'getting rid of it' is worse than useless; you just get worse art and vaguer history.

so ideally we check in with ourselves like, in this specific sentence, is it useful or desirable to perpetuate and/or invoke that paradigm by using this language, or not?

kawuli

my grandma listed her vocation as "pastor's wife" because that was/is a goddamn full time job. and also distinct from the job of pastor. shit's complicated.

gamebird

All three of these takes are subtly different and true.

saltyfishboi

I don't know who needs to hear this, but: Just because a woman's husband works a specific job, it does not legally require her to also work the same exact job. Even in less "enlightened" times, the wife usually had other duties to take care of. That's like calling your cousin an innkeeper just because they might also technically provide a service to the premises. She's "the farmer's wife" because she's not the fucking farmer.

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neil-gaiman

This may sound mean, but...

If you send me an ask containing links to Good Omens fan fiction you think I should read, I'll delete it. Do it again and I'll (regretfully) block you. This is a general blanket sort of thing -- I don't want to read it, legally I can't read it, no I won't make it into the next series, and, no matter how pure your motives, it's crossing a line.

neil-gaiman

I’m reading a lot of baffled responses to this. People, I’m showrunning and co-writing the Good Omens TV series. I can’t legally read unsolicited plot ideas. Think of Netflix. Their terms of service include

8.2. Unsolicited Materials. Netflix does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for Netflix content and is not responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to Netflix.

…and you’ll find similar clauses out there for other production entities. They are trying to safeguard themselves. There are people out there who are certain that a hit film or TV series is based on their stolen idea. The easiest way to avoid that is to make sure that their ideas can’t get to you.

It’s nothing to do with not approving of what you do. It’s about not putting me, the producers, the BBC or Prime Video at risk — or about having to throw away plans for the future because someone did that in fanfiction first. I can’t legally read unsolicited scripts or story proposals or manuscripts and sending me a link to your or someone else’s Good Omens fiction counts as those things. If I read your story and then did something close to it you could sue. So I’m not going to read it. There’s no emotional baggage in this. I’m definitely not telling you that what you are doing isn’t valid. (And If I wasn’t showrunning I wouldn’t be so Please Don’t and I Will Delete about it. But I am. So don’t. Thank you!)

sepdet

Reminder that "By Any Means Necessary," one of the best episodes of Babylon 5, nearly didn't get made because some fan suggested a similar idea (a workers' strike on the space station, dealing with workers' safety and labor issues at a time when Star Trek: TNG was still on the air).

I can't remember how far along the episode was in production — I think a rough draft of the script had been written —but showrunner J. Michael Straczynski had to pull the plug on the episode until they finally tracked down the fan who'd suggested a "workers' strike" story on Usenet and get legal documents signed that the fan wouldn't sue or ask for a cut of the proceeds. AND the documents had to be watertight enough that Warner Bros' legal dept was satisfied all financial/legal risk had been eliminated. In other words, it wasn't up to JMS to make the call.

Sadly, after that, he could no longer participate in the old Babylon 5 Usenet discussion list, where he used to interact directly with fans, answering questions. It was just safer if he stayed away, because that way nobody could accuse him of lifting ideas for the show. We don't want Neil to have to pull back for the same reason.

A lot of creators avoid social media for the same reason. Those that are here @neil-gaiman , @dduane , have a hard and fast rule not to look at unasked solicitations.

And now that Babylon 5 might get a reboot, JMS has issued a similar request:

J. Michael Straczynski would like to politely remind fans not to pitch him unsolicited Babylon 5 ideas

One of the most ambitious sci-fi series ever made, Babylon 5, is potentially coming back for a reboot series at The CW.

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neil-gaiman

Reblogging for people who think I'm overreacting or whatever.

saltyfishboi

Not enough people appreciate that being any kind of artist professionally requires you to have multiple skillsets/knowledge bases, law always being one of them. Whether it's screwing yourself over by accident, or not overstepping your bounds and legal rights, you need to know this stuff. I'm a little lucky in that I'm independent and keep enough documentation of my works that I can cover myself. I can afford a bit of a loose approach with my (currently small) audience. But there's still plenty I have to worry about.

saltyfishboi

Everyone seems to wanna make you out to be a weirdo for liking the schoolgirl look, they'll always try to tie it back to some idea of youth. In reality that shit's just peak formal attire, not a lot of people that don't look good in it. Like a good blazer and short pencil skirt. It's got nothing to do with the actual intended use of the outfit.

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