We can’t just let people think they’re invisible, or only see negative portrayals of themselves. That being said, I also wanted to just write an article that considered, if there were librarian cowpeople, then what other types of cowpeople could exist? We need to tell a variety of stories, not just ones that reflect the same types of people. Esther’s story is a perfect example of why we need good representation of marginalized communities. Upright Women Wanted mostly focuses on Esther’s recovery from being drenched in self-loathing to accepting herself and feeling that she has hope. With them, Esther begins to feel hope that she can have a happy ending. However, it turns out that all the Librarians Esther encounters are gay, and that they help marginalized people move to safety, as well as sneak unapproved literature that presumably has positive representations of marginalized groups, in with the approved literature they are supposed to pass around. Set in a dystopian future much like the Wild West, Upright Women Wanted follows Esther, who runs away after her girlfriend is murdered, hoping that joining the Librarians – a group that hands out reading materials – will help her ditch her feelings, because they are supposedly chaste.
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