Whaaat? That is so weird. The whole thing is...so confusing and bizarre.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
meara - Dec 28, 2019 8:13:26 am PST #25566 of 28195
Amy - Dec 28, 2019 8:42:25 am PST #25567 of 28195
Because books.
RWA has been on the verge of imploding for many years. It's a shame because Courtney did so much heavy lifting to drag it into this century, and yet...
Consuela - Dec 28, 2019 11:51:23 am PST #25568 of 28195
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Such a mess. And I'm still astonished at the naivete of the people who went after her. Did they think she would simply slink away? Have they seen any of what she's done in the past in her other career?
Amy - Dec 28, 2019 11:55:20 am PST #25569 of 28195
Because books.
Right? If anyone is going to mobilize people absolutely clearheadedly, it's her.
amyparker - Dec 28, 2019 12:01:06 pm PST #25570 of 28195
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I got a kick out of "So now you're talking to lawyers? Now? Okay, there will be a brief intermission while I squee about ice skating!"
Sophia Brooks - Dec 28, 2019 12:18:08 pm PST #25571 of 28195
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Yeah- I was really confused. I am only a tangential follower, but I know that Courtney Milan has righteous justice on her side, and she will not back down. Like, I think she should be nominated to the Supreme Court if Ruth Bader Ginsberg needs a backup.
Dana - Dec 28, 2019 12:54:13 pm PST #25572 of 28195
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Such a mess. And I'm still astonished at the naivete of the people who went after her. Did they think she would simply slink away? Have they seen any of what she's done in the past in her other career?
Even if she had kept quiet, did they think the rest of the internet would just accept this?
Amy - Dec 28, 2019 3:20:27 pm PST #25573 of 28195
Because books.
Excellent, clear, concise recap of the whole stinking mess: [link]
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 28, 2019 3:27:33 pm PST #25574 of 28195
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Even if she had kept quiet, did they think the rest of the internet would just accept this?
That sounds like the thinking at the NCTE that staff buyouts would be a good way to quietly purge the organization of dissenting voices and avoid scandal. Surely trans activists of color would feel their interests to be best served by not rocking the boat, right?
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2019 3:28:09 pm PST #25575 of 28195
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Thank you, Amy.