You Know, Some Days My Reading List Practically Makes My Posts For Me

Apr 19, 2010 07:26

My reading list is full of interesting juxtapositions this morning.

Last night, before I went to bed, I saw a link to this conversation elsewhere.

(In case you haven't seen it yet, it's a link to Neil Gaiman's ill-advised and, yes, frankly racist comments about why he didn't set The Graveyard Book in a cemetery in the United States ( Read more... )

neil gaiman fail, racism, heterosexism, homophobia, amanda palmer fail

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delux_vivens April 19 2010, 17:16:08 UTC
good post, bb.

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savageseraph April 19 2010, 23:42:34 UTC
May I quibble minorly? I'm savageseraph without a hypen or underscore, and while I namesquatted at DW, I'd rather people link to my LJ if they're talking about me, since I consider this my main journal. ^_^

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viciouswishes April 20 2010, 03:12:18 UTC
Thanks for making this post & thanks for the links about what Gaiman said. I'd read about Palmer's fail, but hadn't heard about this.

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Nice job, Sonoma County! rattlecatcher April 20 2010, 06:41:31 UTC
Dear god. What?

There are no words. Except I have an urge now to call up a bunch of Sonoma wineries and saying I'm not buying from them (I'm not saying this will hurt them or anything) unless they make a statement against their county government. Jesus. Fuck.

(I should have shut up after admitting there are no words.)

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