via ithiliana -- I wanted to point at this wonderful post for anyone who's either a) still wondering what Moon said/did that was So bad (unlikely in this space, I know) or b) wondering how tf to explain it to people who Just Don't Get It ( Read more... )

Thing the first: Yesterday I signed a copy of Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded! For one of the nicest people in the area :) Not saying who 'cause it's a surprise right now.

Also, this means I have seen the book in the wild, and can attest that it is a gorgeous gorgeous object of covet-worthiness.

Thing the second: Got to see mrissa and meet markgritter! And ( Read more... )

In light of this post by nojojojo , I'm done too.

I cannot shake the feeling that the Troika's holding out for a Fauxpology from Moon that they can pass off as their excuse to keep her. I cannot overstate the extent of NO there; Moon's recent posts (and continued comment deletion), as well as her long history of anti-Muslim bigotry, say very clearly that ( Read more... )

Thing 1: I sold a story! Falling Into the Earth, the single Clarion story I wrote that was a mess-worth-saving, to The Speculative Ramayana Anthology!I utterly rewrote it; doubt a comparison would find a single shared sentence between latest-Clarion-draft and this one. And I learned a lot in the process -- including having it brought home how ( Read more... )

I'd managed to miss that Moon's Islamophobia is nothing new.

In light of this, the official wiscon announcement's justification that "opinions are not changed by running away from them, but instead by engaging with them, challenging their assumptions, sharing knowledge, seeking understanding, and by lively and candid discourse." fails wrt ( Read more... )

So um. I have read all comments, and I think unscreened all pingbacks though I will not swear to that ( Read more... )

I started off as one of Elizabeth Moon's ideal minority people, you guys. Since I think most of you had more sense than me, let me lay out what that was like, cause this is what she's demanding other people do so as not to harsh her mellow with our differences; I guess this is what she thinks people like me should just agree to do so she doesn't ( Read more... )

Anti-immigrant, assimilationist if-they-don't-pass-as-white-it's-their-fault rage-inducing xenophobic BULLSHIT warning.

Thanks, Ms. Moon. I loved The Speed of Dark, but now you're joining Harlan Ellison in the Box of Shame.

Anyone I recommended that book to? Unrecommended.

Via maevele.

ETA: Just emailed the Wiscon concom about her being a GoH next ( Read more... )