Moments of Permanence - On differences in oppression, derailment, and the hierarchies of hurt

From: popelizbet.livejournal.com Date: April 24th, 2009 02:18 pm (UTC) (Link)

From tevriel's link here though I can see that at the very least, the magnitude of the disturbance has raised awareness levels amongst convention organisers and small press publishers. Which is actually a good thing. So I'm forced on that evidence to retract my view to the extent of those positive changes. And after that, I'm forced to admit that the question of just how much of RaceFail was pointless and how much wasn't becomes one of degree.

*waves*. Hi. I'm popelizbet, and I'm late to the party. But I wanted to note that I was glad that my alternate timeline was able to do its intended work in your case, serving as a rebuttal to the "flamewar/nothing good has come of it" argument that you initially espoused. (And wondering when pingback_bot stopped working, but that's a side issue.)

More good has come of this since my timeline:
10 FOC who would otherwise have been unable to do so are going to Wiscon 33 thanks to the FOC Assistance Program sponsored by fight_derailing, with talk of a permanent program to be developed.
THIS is making serious strides despite opposition at their university.
ReMyth is giving people voices and ownership of their stories, and Verb is rocking and rolling, with its first release upcoming next month...which puts it a mere two months from first fundraising to first book.

I'm not telling you these things to go "neener, you were WRONG, sit there in your boat of wrong and BE WRONG" - you already admitted that, on the evidence, you were wrong about the extent of the good that comes from this. I'm telling you these things because they're awesome, and because your disinterest in RF09 shouldn't keep you from knowing about these later developments.

And again, thanks for reading. If ever you stop by again, comment and say hi...we're all out of rotten fruit and tomatoes, so don't worry about getting pelted. :D

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