I would agree that you should view it as a success of your ability to communicate. One of the reasons I like SF is that it pushes the readers to look beyond their own "box" and broaden their person comfort zone. To accept - or not accept - that "different" does not innately mean evil, or even good (ala Theo chastising by 'Shortwing"), just different. We readers vary greatly in our ability or willingness to engage our acceptance of disbelief.
How or if to respond would depend on how you perceive the commentary.
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Date: 2009-11-29 05:39 pm (UTC)How or if to respond would depend on how you perceive the commentary.
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