Yaoicon, I hate you again >:(

[ryuutchi]

So, I just got an e-mail back from the panel people. The Limits of Online Fandom and Yaoi Pre-Yaoicon are fine but

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[ryuutchi]

Yes. And the panel coordinator I knew stepped down last year, so I can't even just e-mail back and go "Isis, WTF are you ON?"

I'm trying to come up with a polite way of saying "While I understand you're running low on panel hours, I can't even imagine what sort of mental contortions you'd have to go through to think a panel "lavishing love on female characters in yaoi fandoms" is a subtopic of "Yaoi fandoms and series are sexist, and here's why." Also, if you thought the two hours was a problem, couldn't you have e-mailed me earlier in the scheduling process?"

[drakyndra]

That is really quite unfortunate. And irritating. I think I would have liked those panels.

If I was, you know, on the right continent to go to the convention.

[ryuutchi]

Well, one is still going to be scheduled-- we managed to run Misogyny in an hour the first time. it just makes things rushed.

:( I wish you were on my continent!

[lady_ganesh]

Apparently celebration of women in yaoi is a "subtopic for the Misogyny panel"

whuuuuut?

[ryuutchi]

That's a direct fucking quote too.

I dare you to go read the descriptions for the two panels (the ones on my LJ are pretty much exactly what was submitted) and tell me that the one for "Don't Call Me a Sidekick" sounds like a sub-topic of "Misogyny and Yaoi".

[lady_ganesh]

They don't sound alike at all, I remember from your initial post. Probably because they're not alike at all!

[leticia]

...Well, I certainly don't see any misogyny in yaoi HERE!

[ryuutchi]

Nooooo, of course not. >:( THANKS FOR PROVING MY POINT.

[leticia]

I'm sure they are glad to help!

[pyrephox]

Yeah, I have to admit that's so blatant it's amazing that someone didn't catch on fire from the sheer, concentrated irony.