As the world looks grimmer and grimmer, Millennials and Gen Xers retreat deeper and deeper into childhood nostalgia. Adults dominate fandoms meant for children, like Steven Universe, Young Adult fiction, and My Little Pony. Within SFF, many writers, readers and editors have begun to treat all media as though it were meant for children: It must be didactic and escapist and safe. But there are still some of us who want art to treat us like adults.

• Sloane Leong’s website
• Sloane’s Twitter
• Sloane’s Patreon
• Sloane’s Podcast
• HOW ABOUT NO
• Henry James and the Great YA Debate
• I Am A Man: Memphis Sanitation Strike 1968
• I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (and Neither Can You)
• I Hate the Heckin’ Pupperino Presidency
• Why Immoral Art Cannot Morally Harm Us
• Goodhart’s Law
• LA Review of Books: Against Happiness
• The Dollop: Women and Transportation
• The absolutely bonkers Harry Potter Childfree Rant copypasta

About Rite Gud: R.S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC. Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more.

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