[fandom] if I could quit you, we'd both be happier

[glossing]

In all my linkhopping, I can't remember where I read a snarky comment about how racism discussions always result in people breaking out their "token Black person" icons. So Leila NoName* is now my default; I've been using her often enough that we might as well make it official

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[inlovewithnight]

If nobody claims my Frank Pembleton one, there will be tears. My other weirdo requests I can live with getting overlooked, but Fraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank.

Regarding the word- a few of my friends didn't know it, but their immediate response on reading it was to go look it up and *find out*. Which...you know, is the logical and sane thing. So. Um, my friends for the win? I don't know. I don't think anybody wins here. Sigh.

[glossing]

I don't think anybody wins here.
witchqueen wins, I'm sure. Everyone else? Not so much.

I just - I know that the educational system is shit, but it's frankly scary as *hell* that this was an unfamiliar word/concept to otherwise well-meaning people.

[derryderrydown]

I suspect I'm in the same position as a lot of non-Americans, where the concept is familiar but the word isn't. Which I think is understandable, considering it's an American word.

*breaks out another Token CoC Icon*

[glossing]

Oh, definitely - that's why I tried to specify American fans. Even cultural imperialism has its distinct limits. :P

[derryderrydown]

Yep, we have entirely different terms for our racism. And most of our anti-mixed-race-marriage laws were aimed at Jews, because that's just how enlightened my country is. *spit*

And I've just been looking at the prompts for the CoC Fest and I am hovering protectively over the Sept 2 Tosh/Martha one. MINE. IS MINE. Want, want, want.

[derryderrydown]

OH! And there's a Lawrence of Arabia prompt, too, that I desperately want. I haven't written LoA for too long.

PS

[glossing]

Pembleton also wins. Just on principle.

Re: PS

[inlovewithnight]

Sometimes I imagine Pembleton in an Internet debate about something...pretty much anything...and it kind of makes me gleeful. He would leave bleeding keyboards in his wake.

Re: PS

[unholyglee]

OH GOD PEMBLETON WOULD DESTROY ALL TROLLS HOLD DEAR IT'D BE AWESOME.

er, aside from my little pixelated interpretation of myself, QL is all I got in terms of poc icons. I'm sure this says something unsavory about me. or something.