Excellent, clear, concise recap of the whole stinking mess: [link]
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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?
Thank you, Amy.
New president sounds real shady.
Amy, thanks so much-- that is the BEST recap. I couldn't understand what the stuff with Damon Suede was about, and now I get that he was filtering everything, going both directions. (AND lying about claiming to know who Chuck Tingle is! WTF.)
Wait, so a big chunk of the board of directors quit, and the president-elect that apparently turned the ethics complaint into a kangaroo court immediately becomes president AND gets to name replacement board members?
ding ding ding!
I mean, people clearly fucked up the handling of the complaint, but it seems clear that president-elect thought he could turn this whole situation to his advantage.
I was just amazed to learn RWA's president elect was named Damon Suede.
I was just amazed to learn RWA's president elect was named Damon Suede.
It HAS to be a pornstar name.
"Nomad Velour."