March 14th, 2009

09:46 pm

cofax7: Monday links, and some pondering - I frequently see derogatory comments out in the blogosphere about LJ bloggers, implying that anyone writing on LJ isn't worth paying attention to. -
(tags: gender lj)

bplutchak: ...because, IT ISN'T OVER IN RL!!!! - I've learned these two things which I believe apply: walking on eggshells because you are afraid your feelings will be hurt is not the same as walking on eggshells daily to survive in the world; and, story matters, story keeps people alive, story changes the world. -
(tags: race racefail09 privilege)

mouseme: On explaining privilege - They're not going to educate themselves.//It's as simple as that, really. If we, the People Lacking $Privilege, don't say: "You are mistaken in your assumption, and here's why," they are never, ever going to get it. No way, no how. I'm not suggesting that we need to deliver a three-hour multimedia presentation on the ins and outs of privilege, and spoon-feed it to them. But give them something, for crying out loud! -
(tags: racefail09 privilege)

handyhunter: the little ways it gets to us - But, you know, there is something fucked up about me not noticing the lack of Asian people because it never occurred to me that there should be Asian people in a setting that was so much about us. -
(tags: race racefail09 firefly)

kate_nepveu: [in fight_derailing] Announcing Wiscon Fundraiser - As previously discussed, I am pleased to announce a fundraiser to assist fans of color attend Wiscon. -
(tags: race racefail09 cons)

wendelah1: I need to make a confession. - The entire point of this book, in fact, one of the things I love about it, is that in this universe, there are virtually no white people. Europeans and their culture had been wiped off the face of the planet, during the Middle-ages, by an accident of history. So what did my stupid, pantsless, white ass self decide to write about for this lovely African American woman? If you said white people, you got it in one. Talk about white privilege. -
(tags: race racefail09 privilege writing exchanges)

verr_phoenix: Just call me a "Womanist" from now on... - One of the greatest perils of having become more politically and socially aware is - awareness. -
(tags: race feminism racefail09)

vito_excalibur: things that are making me happy today - Here is the price I pay socially, as a hippie, as an LJer, as a fangirl: people don't respect me.//Here is what I buy with it: I don't have to act respectable. -
(tags: fandom racefail09 lj)

pwcorgigirl: [in housefic_meta] On writing headers: The devil is in the details - Here's a simple trick to see if your header could use some pruning: Hold your three middle fingers together and place them on the screen. That's about the depth most people will bother to read through. Much longer than that and you risk having people bail out before they get to the opening lines of the story. -
(tags: fanfic)

neverneverfic: Bitch, please. - Lady if you can a) say "i'm done learning on my own it is now your responsibility to educate me" and b) make a post like this as book research, you are not as good at keeping your racist attitudes in check as you think you are.//Jesus fucking CHRIST. What is wrong with people? -
(tags: racism racefail09 privilege)