I love the crap out of this post, you so wonderfully say everything I would like to to the people who pull the "IT'S JUST FANTASY OMG" BS. I find it pretty ironic and presumptuous that Kristoff uses the GRRM defense, not only because the Thrones series has been so criticized for its many social issues, but because he very clearly and desperately wants to be looked at on the same level. Then, of course, there's also how GoT is MEDIEVAL ENGLAND-inspired, and last I checked, the western world was not in the habit of maginalizing English people or culture. Talk about missing the point.

Would you mind if I added your post to the list of links in my review, and possibly quote some of it, depending on how ambitious I get? xD