Today at sunset, we stepped outside and saw this . It was jaw-dropping. More photos here and here . We didn't have our cameras handy, so I'm really glad other people took such great pictures! It's... stalked over, and bodily hauled him into the car, leaving his mistress standing there. The rest of us were all trying very hard not to watch. I have no idea what my brain was trying to tell me here
bcholmes did an interesting privilege meme, a list of about fifty ways that someone could be privileged. You're supposed to bold the ones that apply to you. I copied it, applied the tag to the...continue to look for ways to support POC and women, because I refuse to let this unfortunate incident suggest that the two are incompatible. If only all the choices in life were easy, right? Ah well
Three links, and then I get myself the hell to bed: Via yhlee , a discussion of the new Patricia Wrede book, The Thirteenth Child , and its problematic notion of European-analogues colonizing...discussion of the ways that steampunk glorifies imperialism and glosses over the problematic parts of Victorian times and a simply gorgeous photo gallery of people of color. Crash-thud now
zvi_likes_tv points out that not everyone has been following RaceFail '09 for the past two months and that leads to a lot of comments about "what's the big deal" and "I can't be bothered to...refusing to give a damn is really important to some people, but it doesn't affect me , so I'm steering clear of it and I'd rather you didn't wave it in my face. I know you'll understand
the_xtina : "This sort of thing is the reason why I feel Race is dumb and should be eliminated as a concept. " the_xtina : I am in fact laughing out loud. Wow. rosefox : oh god...spoken up and said hey, white people, we need to fix some things here. It's always a balancing act, and you just have to do the best you can to tailor it to your own personal audience and your conscience
oyceter has written a really beautifully eloquent call to action over here . If you are or wish to be involved in the genre publishing industry, please take a moment to read it. I understand... I encourage everyone to practice disengagement as necessary for their own sanity and safety. Please keep comments not just civil but kind and compassionate, even--especially--when you disagree
Random thoughts inspired by this wonderful post about Jewish ethnicity being an invisible minority , and this post about "the other" , and other things that have been popping up in my head lately. ... I could probably go on a lot longer, but it's 4 a.m. and I should sleep. Anyway, I'd probably just start repeating myself, if I haven't already. Comments are welcome, but tread carefully, please
More "white people talking to white people about race and privilege" stuff here; if you're bored with that, feel free to scroll on by. So I have been thinking about privilege, and what it is. It seemed...put this way before, and I'm hoping it proves useful to someone. I for one plan to keep paying attention to my actions and the assumptions they indicate, in hopes of limiting my ass-making potential
rosefox : Xtina sent me this photo . Isn't that horrible?! If I were there I would cuddle that little black kitten and make it my own! sinboy : Oh, so you want to own the black kitten...as plain as it can possibly be. I hope people read and pay attention. I hope people listen . Because honestly, do you want your pantsless antics to become the literal butt of someone else's in-joke
