i need a hand to help me lift some kind of hope inside of me

[ivy_chan]

Since I'm not in the fandom in question as well as being offline for a good deal of time, it took me a while to be alerted to the issue of the SPN-fic that spawned a new bout of racefail and meta. In short, someone wrote a story, during the earthquake in Haiti, about the two actors from Supernatural falling in love. While in Haiti. It showcased

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[robina1984]

I posted in my journal more about her author's notes than the fic, but I linked to this entry as someone better qualified. (Okay, shouldn't be trying to handle this level of...uberfail right after third shift.) Because I saw the quotes, and I saw how they were wrong...but they were out of context. I don't know the canon, at all. So I can't say how much was the author and how much was the author thinking "this is what this character would think!" Though I doubt it's the case, it's possible.

The author's note, however...I screamed inside (had to be inside, roomie's asleep and she works today.) What she blatently admitted to, the changes she so easily made, goes against everything I know about courtsey and compassion and...honestly, that upsets me more than the fic. The fic could just be a young teenager who hadn't known better (but hopefully will now.) And, being white, I may just not be seeing all of the issues as clearly. But to change actual events just so it's convient...no. To save the hospitial, which I'm sure would have done a WORLD of good if it hadn't fallen apart and many people wish it hadn't...no.

And, because I don't believe I've said it, thank you for every post like this you make. For every rage you go through when dealing with racism or any other thing. Your posts make me think, help me consider viewpoints I know nothing about, and I appreciate it. I wish there wasn't so many things for you to have to post like this about, but I read every one carefully. You changed my thoughts about the Arizona law, you got me thinking about parts in movies and who plays them...so thank you.

[ivy_chan]

- I have no doubt that the author had no idea what she was writing, which really is the problem here. Racism with awareness is much easier to tackle than what we have today, racism coupled with ignorance and the defensiveness of the privileged. She didn't know that what she wrote was a glaring race fantasy, and she should have, and it saddens me that it went through so many people before people stood up about it, but it doesn't shock me.

-That means a lot to me. It really, really does. It helps when I know that I have made a difference in at least one life, helped change a perspective so maybe you can make a change in others as well. I'm happy to hear it. <3