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Old 06-08-2008, 09:19 PM
john__amor
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Thanks, man. Working hard on it.

I honestly don't see what the big deal about the Fraction hoopla is. So he got a few cultural inconsistencies and inaccuracies, who cares? When we think about it, is it even really possible to be REALLY culturally accurate? Culture, by definition, is a changing dynamism. Being accurate all the time is like bottling up culture and putting it in a museum. And this is Social Science Major John talking. I don't mean to blow my own horn or anything, but I think four years of Soc-Sci classes taught me a thing or two... or three.

The term "culturally accurate" is moot.

Fraction has always been a very dynamic writer; so what if his research boat didn't have both oars in the water, the scene got the message through, didn't it? Another thing worth pointing out is that, though Fraction does in fact do extensive research, he also does take liberties that serve the story. Five Fists of Science anyone? That was a story based on Mark Twain and a buncha other "culturally significant" figures. Anyone think he could have made any of that shit up? Of course! But the foundations were based on fact. At the end of the day, I think that's all that matters.
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