4 Things and ... well another thing.
People need to stop being asshats. Seriously.
Fandom related asshattery
1) If someone takes the time (and extreme patience) to calmly point out that something in your fic may be offensive to a group of people? It doesn't mean that they're kicking your puppy or calling you a racist bastard and the appropriate response isn't ZOMG! UR SO MEEEEEEEEN! Maybe say, "Thanks. I wasn't aware of that." or "Thanks. I was aware of that, but chose to include it anyway but maybe next time I'll include something in the Warnings or A/N as a heads up for folks." If not? Don't be surprised if folks call you on your douchery.
2) Not all people born before 1960 are racists. No. Really. It's true. Yes there were words that were considered 'more acceptable' in certain segments of society, but the people using them were still using an inherently racist term to degrade a group people and there were MANY people who knew better.
Work related asshattery
3) I do not respond well to being micro managed by someone who isn't even part of my fucking reporting structure. I felt that when I stated (TWICE) that we would be conducting the meeting online, there was an implicit understanding that we would have a laptop in the room with us to conduct the meeting. Sorry, my super sparkly powers don't extend to producing the internet out of my ass.
World related asshattery
4) Please people, for the love of Bob stop referring to Obama and Clinton as "The Black Candidate" and "The Female Candidate". When I see groups like NOW bitching about Ted Kennedy being anti-woman by supporting Obama instead of Clinton, it makes me twitchy and rageful. Clinton's gender has no bearing on her qualifications for good or bad. It's just demeaning to assume otherwise. In otherwords, choosing someone just because of their race or gender is just as stupid as *not* choosing them because of those factors.
Non-asshattery
5) NEW TORCHWOOD!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Fandom related asshattery
1) If someone takes the time (and extreme patience) to calmly point out that something in your fic may be offensive to a group of people? It doesn't mean that they're kicking your puppy or calling you a racist bastard and the appropriate response isn't ZOMG! UR SO MEEEEEEEEN! Maybe say, "Thanks. I wasn't aware of that." or "Thanks. I was aware of that, but chose to include it anyway but maybe next time I'll include something in the Warnings or A/N as a heads up for folks." If not? Don't be surprised if folks call you on your douchery.
2) Not all people born before 1960 are racists. No. Really. It's true. Yes there were words that were considered 'more acceptable' in certain segments of society, but the people using them were still using an inherently racist term to degrade a group people and there were MANY people who knew better.
Work related asshattery
3) I do not respond well to being micro managed by someone who isn't even part of my fucking reporting structure. I felt that when I stated (TWICE) that we would be conducting the meeting online, there was an implicit understanding that we would have a laptop in the room with us to conduct the meeting. Sorry, my super sparkly powers don't extend to producing the internet out of my ass.
World related asshattery
4) Please people, for the love of Bob stop referring to Obama and Clinton as "The Black Candidate" and "The Female Candidate". When I see groups like NOW bitching about Ted Kennedy being anti-woman by supporting Obama instead of Clinton, it makes me twitchy and rageful. Clinton's gender has no bearing on her qualifications for good or bad. It's just demeaning to assume otherwise. In otherwords, choosing someone just because of their race or gender is just as stupid as *not* choosing them because of those factors.
Non-asshattery
5) NEW TORCHWOOD!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!