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We are not the world
May. 18th, 2009 08:19 pmIn this context, "we" means people of pallor*, a.k.a. white folks.
*When I first saw that phrase - 3 days ago? - people were already unsure who invented it. Kudos, whoever.
So, what I previously called "the latest iteration of RaceFail" now has a name: MammothFail; archival duties have been taken over by![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
linkspam. In the category "People Who Should Know Better say foolish things", a participant implied that people of colour/non-white people weren't involved in SF&F fandom until they were enlightened by the internet. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
delux_vivens posted in the LJ comm deadbrowalking to invite fans of colour to check in and tell their stories; 27 pages of comments and counting!
There's also an LJ community for chromatic fans and their allies to showcase their artwork, fiction etc.: Fen of Color United. (You can tell there are old-time fans involved because they're using the faannish plural!) Today, May 18th, is the day of protest, or exhibition opening day, or whatever, so go and have a look.
*When I first saw that phrase - 3 days ago? - people were already unsure who invented it. Kudos, whoever.
So, what I previously called "the latest iteration of RaceFail" now has a name: MammothFail; archival duties have been taken over by
linkspam. In the category "People Who Should Know Better say foolish things", a participant implied that people of colour/non-white people weren't involved in SF&F fandom until they were enlightened by the internet. delux_vivens posted in the LJ comm deadbrowalking to invite fans of colour to check in and tell their stories; 27 pages of comments and counting!There's also an LJ community for chromatic fans and their allies to showcase their artwork, fiction etc.: Fen of Color United. (You can tell there are old-time fans involved because they're using the faannish plural!) Today, May 18th, is the day of protest, or exhibition opening day, or whatever, so go and have a look.