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"For the first time in human history, it’s possible to be represented (almost) solely through the merits of your work." I enjoyed the piece, but this is overst
by robotresearcher 14y ago
"For the first time in human history, it’s possible to be represented (almost) solely through the merits of your work."
I enjoyed the piece, but this is overstated. Represented by an agent that protects anonymity, or just working by correspondence only, writers have enjoyed this ability for a long time.
George Eliot and J.K. Rowling obscured their gender and let the work speak for itself.
- eru 14y agoNitpick: `J.K. Rowling' might be obscuring gender, but `George Eliot' isn't just obfuscation.
- robotresearcher 14y agoYes it is. Mary Ann Eliot using George as a pen name obscured her gender. She didn't claim to be a man: she hid the fact that she wasn't. George isn't a uniquely masculine name and was more frequent for women in the past than it is now. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/George http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/George
- eru 14y agoThanks!