On the other hand, it's a little frustrating that the suggestion is now circling that people who haven't engaged in RaceFail '09 are exercising privilege by doing so.
Yeah, this in particular, I've been thinking about a lot. I feel bullied by that kind of statement because there's an implied threat here: if I don't post about RaceFail (and don't echo the party line), people will think I am a racist. If I did post about RaceFail, I would be doing something that I despise every time a white person does it - I'd be drawing attention to what a good, non-racist white person I am. I'd also be lying, because I have a serious problem with how some people in fandom have been using RaceFail and the associated moral high ground as an excuse to act.
I'd rather donate my time and money toward actually combating racism than complain in my LiveJournal about how some people on the internet are racist.
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Date: 2009-03-09 11:49 pm (UTC)Yeah, this in particular, I've been thinking about a lot. I feel bullied by that kind of statement because there's an implied threat here: if I don't post about RaceFail (and don't echo the party line), people will think I am a racist. If I did post about RaceFail, I would be doing something that I despise every time a white person does it - I'd be drawing attention to what a good, non-racist white person I am. I'd also be lying, because I have a serious problem with how some people in fandom have been using RaceFail and the associated moral high ground as an excuse to act.
I'd rather donate my time and money toward actually combating racism than complain in my LiveJournal about how some people on the internet are racist.