A Post, A Response, and a Resource.

[browngirl]

So _dahne_'s post calling for an end to social justice in fandom is being much discussed. I took down my post from yesterday, which was more emotional and disorganized than I like, and instead of rewriting it I'll link to this response at foc_u.

Also, brighteyed_jill has linked to the sensible post, On Having That Conversation. This is the post that _dahne_ purports to have written, but hers is very much not.

Now, having said all that, I'm going to go work on a story for my next post here.

Comments

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I probably should have said that too. I mean, beyond all the moral, ethical, and socipolitical considerations... no one's holding a gun to her head and making her read these discussions. The only reason to object is if the whole concept of having them is wrong, and I believe that it isn't.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Yup. When I'm too exhausted to take on any discussion that I know is likely to turn into an argument, I just skip over reading those kinds of discussions for a while. Be they real life matters or just fannish matters -- exhaustion is exhaustion and some days my prescription for myself is to skip the stress until I have more energy and coherence. She could do that too if she'd just think for a minute. It's not like the discussion won't happen for other people who *do* need to have it, or learn from it.

(And boy, did my stomach thank me for realizing I could give myself permission to not stress about everything all at the same time without ever stopping to do something else for a while.)

*hugs* I hope you're going to do something unstressful tonight, m'dear. I'm going to try to actually finish a WIP. Go ahead, laugh. But it's worth trying, right?