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annavtree: I need for you to draw the picture for me — "There are so many ways in which TV has become more progressive and more racially aware but, as I said, there seems to be a reactionary trend in which Latino and biracial actors are 'recast' as White. White privilege and the White standard has expanded to include more people but it remains White privilege and a White standard that is not about expanding the ethnic definition of the standard character but is instead assimilating People of Color into the standard by robbing them of their ethnic and racial identities."

ginmar: No, that's not JUST Harlan — "Harlan Ellison got away with it for far too long. No longer, no excuses, no justifications, and no fake apologies. When Mel Gibson does this, it's horrifying. When Harlan Ellison makes the mistake of doing it in front of people, they make excuses. That's the real problem."

tacithydra: GropeGate — "The act itself is incendiary enough – but the fact that this happened on the stage of a major awards ceremony in the field also unearths the larger issue of sexism and sexist behavior in the field at large, and cons in particular. This stuff doesn't happen in a vacuum."

pnh: [untitled] — "The issue for me isn't Harlan Is Bad. The issue is Stop Pulling Crap Like This On Stage, At Our Important Public Events."

Fandom-Specific Meta

yin_again: Craft: Outlines or Beats? Building a Better Story — "We’ve all read stories that are all wind up and no pitch – that lead us to a climax that never happens. We’ve all read stories that read like my beat outline - exactly like it – all bones and no flesh. We’ve all read stories that end with a whimper ("rocks fell; everyone died") instead of a bang (or a kick)."


Questions, Polls, Etc.

quarterturn: ooo shiny fandom stuff — "What do you contribute to your fandom(s)? When do you usually get into fandoms (generally speaking)?"