Notices by Allison Wyss (allisonwyss@zirk.us)

I think a lot about how subtext is a double-edged sword.

It asks the reader to invest more fully in the story and when the reader is able to do so, it creates an incredibly rich experience. A relationship between reader and story forms. It's more alive and more immersive.

But subtext is also exclusionary to any reader who doesn't have the particular cultural experience that the subtext relies on.

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And this is really important:

It also means that writers of privilege can get away with using more subtext (and fewer explicit explanations) because there's a cultural expectation that readers with less privilege will do (or have already done) extra work to understand that privileged writer's culture.

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@LexiconDevil

Ok, I'm obviously about to block you for this racism. I'm new to this place, so I don't know the next best steps, but I'm going to find out and take them.