Rape, Abuse, and Marion Zimmer Bradley

[jimhines]

My very first rejection letter was from Marion Zimmer Bradley. It was both harsh and helpful. So I was thrilled when, years later, I made one of my first professional sales to Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine. I was even happier when I sold a story to her anthology Sword & Sorceress XXI.

I’m proud of those stories. I believe the Sword &

Comments

[l_o_lostshadows]

even if Breen was indeed an active pedophile, that doesn’t mean he should be expelled from fandom.

*stares at sentence*
*goes off to beat head against wall*

[sylvanstargazer]

This created much of our current fandom, these choices that were made to prioritize "inclusion" of a pedophile over the safety and comfort of other fans. It does explain rather a lot about how we got to where we are.

[tavella]

Yes, this. You can see the direct line of descent to Readercon changing their rules because 'we can't excluse Rene' and Wiscon letting Frenkel not only attend but staff, 'because he's our friend'.

[apis_mellifera]

This. So much this. It's all connected.

[siege]

I'm not sure a person can be expelled from fandom as such ("there are many fandoms; we are all fans; you choose to participate"), but people sure can ostracize that offender ("we are not all alike; my friends and your friends are not all our friends").