An open letter from the Carl Brandon Society
The CBS, as the official group for the visibility of people of color in the Speculative Fiction community, and the group administering the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship has posted an open letter to the SF community.
The letter's short and sweet. It is not addressed to Harlan Ellison, as ktempest accepted his apology, but rather to all of us; and it addresses about some of the misconceptions and appalling lack of self-awareness that we've seen lately in people who honestly think their behavior is okay.
To quote the letter, ... since the problematic post was made in public and thus was published in full view of the SF community, the Carl Brandon Society wishes to define some basic principles of discourse which were put into question as a result of this exchange.
Do please go read it, and sign it if you agree. They're good principles. There are three of them. They make a lot of sense to me.
The letter's short and sweet. It is not addressed to Harlan Ellison, as ktempest accepted his apology, but rather to all of us; and it addresses about some of the misconceptions and appalling lack of self-awareness that we've seen lately in people who honestly think their behavior is okay.
To quote the letter, ... since the problematic post was made in public and thus was published in full view of the SF community, the Carl Brandon Society wishes to define some basic principles of discourse which were put into question as a result of this exchange.
Do please go read it, and sign it if you agree. They're good principles. There are three of them. They make a lot of sense to me.