cornerofmadness

Because it brings a lot of unfair prejudices to people's minds. My writing, for example, is pretty low on romantic elements that people, fairly or unfairly, associate with the label "women's fiction." On the other hand, there is a strong emphasis on family relationships, which is also associated with women's fiction.

I would hope they would just see it as a cool sci-fi/urban fantasy story and not pre-judge what the content is upfront and pass it over for that reason.