tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6010372823670837977..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: When YA Books Tackle Heavy Stuff - David ThorpeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-16526678557723434152015-06-04T19:17:32.211+01:002015-06-04T19:17:32.211+01:00I think we do have a lot of power, and don't y...I think we do have a lot of power, and don't you think it's funny that they use the word 'activists', which you wouldn't get if you were writing a book about child exploitation? As if activists are almost extremists? Whereas the subject is one – not to get preachy about it – that many say is the most serious challenge is affecting the world? Anyway, Sue, the term originated from Dan Bloom, a journalist who runs the website CliFi Central. DavidKThorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-91893728988372005872015-06-04T12:25:08.638+01:002015-06-04T12:25:08.638+01:00Part of me is thinking: that's awful and how t...Part of me is thinking: that's awful and how terrible to be misrepresented. But part of me is thinking: isn't it great that writers have such power!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-77084035193951613072015-06-04T11:45:17.081+01:002015-06-04T11:45:17.081+01:00And here in Australia we have the climate deniers ...And here in Australia we have the climate deniers running the country. :-( Taking away funding from climate change and environmental organisations, not to mention tax deductible donations. Sneering at teachers as tree-hugging lefties. But "cli-fi" seems to be doing well these days. Otherwise, how did we get that term? ;-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-28098172504360493422015-06-04T09:27:14.147+01:002015-06-04T09:27:14.147+01:00What's really frightening is reading some of t...What's really frightening is reading some of the comments on the original Telegraph article. Well done, David, on withstanding the onslaught and tackling such an important subject.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.com