how BIZARRE and non-sensical they find our "race" categorisations at all.) Well they ARE.
Within the context of the story, sexual orientation is going to get noted a lot more than visible "race" or religion, due to the fact that lovers and past relationships get mentioned and play into the story. I wonder, have you read anything by Richard Morgan? He's got a sci-fi series where race... not isn't relevant, exactly, but doesn't matter very much. (It's a society where people can change bodies for a shot at immortality.) The character does notice race - he's not colourblind, after all - but it's pointed out in a way that makes it pretty clear there's not much weight to the observation.
(Or Morgan'll pull a trick where he won't give details (though more often gender than race) until he's already characterized minor players a little. It really pulls assumptions into focus.)
It gives a feel of a fairly equal society... but one that doesn't feel White.
I'm not sure that's what you're asking, exactly, but Morgan's one that always jumps to my mind as someone who does it Right.
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Date: 2007-07-08 06:59 pm (UTC)Well they ARE.
Within the context of the story, sexual orientation is going to get noted a lot more than visible "race" or religion, due to the fact that lovers and past relationships get mentioned and play into the story.
I wonder, have you read anything by Richard Morgan? He's got a sci-fi series where race... not isn't relevant, exactly, but doesn't matter very much. (It's a society where people can change bodies for a shot at immortality.) The character does notice race - he's not colourblind, after all - but it's pointed out in a way that makes it pretty clear there's not much weight to the observation.
(Or Morgan'll pull a trick where he won't give details (though more often gender than race) until he's already characterized minor players a little. It really pulls assumptions into focus.)
It gives a feel of a fairly equal society... but one that doesn't feel White.
I'm not sure that's what you're asking, exactly, but Morgan's one that always jumps to my mind as someone who does it Right.