The story, the excerpts of it I've read, isn't new to me with regard to the racist tropes. The writer of that particular story is showing what she's learned about Haiti, and blacks, and victims of certain disasters that are mostly poc. I hate the story. I consider it vile. But in many ways, it's a typical example of what creative white racists do ( Read more... )

Ranting about Rhetorics about Race

When John Kennedy declared the space race to beat the Russians, his speech was all about the final frontier: the United States as a culture was created around the idea of an ever-expanding frontier (and when some of those white boyz finally hit the Pacific Ocean, they got really pissy about it), a frontier full ( Read more... )

Setup: The original version of Nisay garnered some criticism.

darlas_mom asked: " From genocide to celebrity assfucking in ten easy steps? WTF?! How could anyone think that could possibly be okay?!"

I came back with the following:

It's lifeaffirming. The people that live there are poor but happy even though they have much less than the fabulous young ( Read more... )

"I want to write a moody, atmospheric story about two people having really hot sex and I want to it to be tragic, and modern, and about impermeability and the cycle of life. I know! I'll set it at ground zero and reference 9-11 ( Read more... )

This time with straight-up disrespect.

" Hey, I feel left out. Maybe I've got a reason?" Is not an attack.

But I guess as far as SOME people are concerned, if you're not a member of a certain club, you should just be grateful if you're allowed to pass. Maybe ( Read more... )

They can be problematic.

Someone was looking for ways to write about African Americans without giving offense. I don't know if they got what they wanted ( Read more... )

RE 5 has been critiqued because of a scene where a white character, placed in Africa, goes about shooting down zombies (who happen to be black). One blogger complains. The response has been disheartening, but not surprising.

In some of her own words:

I care deeply about the way in which Black people are portrayed in this world; it is the impetus ( Read more... )

Apparently, in a community of over 900 people, not a member has pointed out that equating bestiality with inter-racial relationships is deeply fucked up.

I mean is it not fucked up to equate slashing Kingsley Shacklebot and a Weasley to slashing Snape and a gargoyle?

Don't take my word for it. Look.

...sometimes unexamined biases get the better of an author. While that may not mean much to some readers, it can annoy and offend others. As it is, variations of "Shut up" and "Go find something important to be bothered about" and "Who can win? You people either complain that no one's writing characters of color, but when someone writes them, you ( Read more... )

Yes.

Saw Earthsea, and, lo, it sucked. Not hard-work for no pay on broken asphalt with the cops coming around the corner, but, it wasn't all that good. That's okay. In tvland, not everybody gets their cookie before it's time to go home.

( Anyway, )