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Yes! As I said over there, she’s awesome (and so is her book).

I wish BB would put this Big Think on the front page, as it has with others.

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Heh, I lived this… drove me out of fandom. The white fans were LOLing at the very concept they could have racial biases, they were married to a Syrian, a Mexican, their stepbrother was black, their best friend was an adopted Korean and she thinks just like a white person. And me, I’m a second generation Chinese Canadian, it’s not like I have first hand knowledge of China (nevermind that my folks aren’t from China either), in the first place! They should know… somehow.

I still find it hard to watch Star Trek: TNG for this reason (I used to love it, but now, much comes off as smarmy to me). And I know it’s shallow of me, but I hate how so many of those people I dealt with in fandom ended up at tor.com or ended up as high up editors in SF.

EDIT: OH and I forgot the condescension… I believe the line was “It’s good of you to admit you might have some resentment over your position as a minority in a majority white society, but don’t assume that we as individuals hold racial biases just because you do.” ARGH, so infuriating!

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Especially the bone conduction.
Well spotter, @Tamsin_Bailey

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https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/nbc-confirms-megyn-kelly-kicked-off-today-show-after-her-blackface-comments/131985/49?u=milliefink

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Heh.

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This pulls everything into perspective…

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well of course i didn’t WRITE that, it was just in my rss feeds

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@anon50609448 is patient, kind, and thoughtful.

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@anon50609448 was gone for a long time; so glad they’re back.

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A brilliant twist on the PSA…

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Ditto this!

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I really like this!

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Navarro has the patience of a saint, but even he too has reached his limit with one certain gentleman.

Continuing the discussion from Shaming Ocasio-Cortez for her clothes is a classic ruse to deflect attention from real issues:

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For the excellent link in the middle of the post, about the “Reagan Revolution”

For pitch perfect irony!

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Awesome alliteration!

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