destination of MY CHOOSING

This image you posted reminded me of a very specific piece of noise music trivia

African Imperial Wizard, a white producer previously presenting himself as a group who “channels an inner struggle, a collective memory scarred by oppression and dispossession” (direct quote from the bandcamp page for his album Mbuya Nehanda) before being put on blast by Xiu Xiu in the post above. He wore the kente cloth KKK hoods (apparently inspired by Paul Rucker's Storm in the Time of Shelter, although I got that from a 3rd hand source) at his live shows.

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so i have finished a psychological thriller novel, and have begun the process of doing research so i can prepare to query agents. now, my novel has some pretty intense triggers in it, so i am aware it’s a bit of a hard sell– that being said, many agents have a “do not send me your novel if it has these things” list, so that’s what I’m looking for so i don’t accidentally trigger someone.

so i’m going down this list, and i find this agent. their “do not send me” list includes the following: non-consent/sexual violence, age gaps, teacher/student relationships, stalkers, cheating, everyone dies at the end, miscarriage/pregnancy, and abuse masked as love.

okay, cool! everyone has different tolerances for stuff, and it’s perfectly reasonable to not want to be involved with a story that has stuff you’re uncomfortable with. not the agent for me, but good on them for defining their boundaries.

but then i scroll back up and they’re requesting for gothic horror.

excuse me?????????

gothic horror without pregnancy or miscarriage? gothic horror without cheating? without stalking? gothic horror without major character deaths? GOTHIC HORROR WITHOUT ABUSE BEING FRAMED AS LOVE AND THE INTERROGATION OF THAT DYNAMIC?????

HEY CAN I GET A GOTHIC HORROR WITH NOTHING???

The system intrinsically abuses poor people.

Art by nature, Tampere, Finland