: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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dirty_diana: untitled - Does anyone know if there's a bingo card for discussions of racism or homophopia or other uncool things in fandom? -- belmanoir: [in ds_workshop] How to avoid generic sex scenes: Part 2/3. - The first thing you need to do is deprogram yourself. Now, I don't want to speak for all of you, but I know that most of the sex scenes I read/saw before I started reading slash were either (1) in R-rated movies or network TV dramas, or else (2) in romanc -
- miriam_heddy: Pretty White Boys, Racism, and Coincidence: - I just can't wrap my head around all those fans who say things like, "Actors should be hired/characters should be killed on the basis of merit, not race" and don't get that we all agree, except that's not happening now. -
- j_crew_guy: An update of sorts on the Luke/Noah ATWT controversy - The AFA is calling for a boycott of Procter & Gamble ... Ratings (and mainstream media coverage) have gone up since the Luke/Noah storyline started, and I've gotta wonder how many of those viewers are sticking around for the other storylines. -
- svmadelyn: Maybe I could have a 4:00 a.m. posting series - that'd make for good entertainment. - Here's where I diverge from a significant portion of fandom, I think. I would rather someone forego answering my little comment than cut into the rest of their fannish time. -
- bethbethbeth: Thinking aloud about race and 'gratitude' - What if my non-participation wasn't really about being temporarily burnt out by forty-some years of similar conversations about race, but was, instead, about not having received enough "positive feedback" when I did participate ... it was disturbing to im -
- geek_chorus: Eleven Tips for Critiquing Stories that Offend - As writers, we crave feedback on our writing and how others perceive it. This is part of why we value critique. Pointing out potentially offensive material in a story can be especially valuable. It can also give rise to hurt feelings. -