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  Re: How politically incorrect is the death of children in sci-fi?  
From: somebody
Date: 16 Sep 2007 10:52:44
Message: <46ed433c@news.povray.org>
"Greg M. Johnson" <pte### [at] thecommononethatstartswithYcom> wrote

> [...]
> they are, the plot doesn't make sense.  The younger they are, I imagine
> you're more at risk of either violating PC sensibilities or actually
> scaring people.
>
> Can you show 10-year olds in a sort of "The Poseidon Adventure" epic where
> not all the ones you introduce the reader to survive by the end?

Of course you can. Granted, sci-fi of any sort (except maybe the fluff that
starts with "Star" and masquerades as sci-fi) will have very limited appeal
to readers/viewers in general.


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