Goddamn, that was racist.

[hackthis]

I want to start this post by saying a) I do not participate in Supernatural fandom b) I am a black person c) I have not read the story that started this week's Race Fail Brouhaha -- and let's be honest, it is only TWF (This Week's Fail, because that's just how this works). But I did read the informative post made by

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[aubade_saudade]

i (a PoC) do participate in the Supernatural fandom, a newb really, and i learned of this from a rec. i repeat: A REC. i was reading the rec and it was like getting wacked in the face by a hot poker, and then i just felt numb, and have been laughing about it ever since... which is basically what i do every time this sort of thing happens. it's laughter or homicide, basically.

then the anonys started getting riled up and i felt hope again for the human race. seriously. i've seen this kind of fic go down smooth like butter in other fandoms. the fact that it makes people incensed in this one, is a good sign, no? i don't know.

sing it, sistah. maybe the more people say this is wrong the more it will convince the people still hung up on the fact that people are being "mean about it" that there is no way to make racism pleasant. yeah. =/

sorry for all the edits.

[hollyxu]

I'm still a little astounded that this fic made it past the artist, the betas, the mods and some adoring fans in spnpermanon before someone stood up and said, 'This shit is wrong, y'all.'

[penguinparity]

A lot of people have been asking how it passed so many people before any flags went up and I ended up writing a post about it, but the short version is pretty much: racism and white privilege are so ubiquitous in our culture that a story like this isn't new for a lot of white folk in the dominant culture, the outcry against it is.

Which is a crying fucking shame.

[hollyxu]

Oh that is just wrong. (Thanks for the heads up, I am reading your post!)

I'm usually very passive about my WoC-ness, but sometimes I wonder if what I need to do is get in more people's faces about it.

[fivil]

Nothing to add, just wanted to say I fully agree with and appreciate this post.

[causeways]

Thanks for making this post, for taking the time to write this even though of course it is nowhere close to your job to educate people.

[random_flores]

Word.

[oh_mcgee]

The world makes me cry, man. Way too frequently.