I'm not going to ask you whether you read my original letter to the BBC. I'm not going to ask whether yor REALLY, TRULY think that Djaq's portrayl in the series final wasn't even SLIGHLTLY insensitive (a MUSLIM? Handling a PIGS HEAD?)
Because all that will do is make me angry again at how forcefully blind people are being to the latent sexism and racism that is all around them - how fear of coming off 'whiny' is stopping people from speaking out of little things that eventually add up to MAJOR issues in the society we live in today.
What I am going to do is ask you this:
What part of 'if you think i am over reacting, I don't want to know' did you NOT get?
I am perfectly aware that there are other points of view on this. I have read them and debated them in a friendly and civilised manner with people in other posts. In discussion posts. In threads created specifically as forums for people to air conflicting views and talk to each other about those views.
This is not one of those threads. I created this post because I am upset and I know a great deal of other people are upset too. I needed a place to rant and for other people to rant with me. It's a solidarity thing. It makes me feel better. Then I could take a deep breath and go back to being sane and sensible about this, taking practical action and then forget about it to stop it eating at me.
I asked that people with differing views stay out of this post. I did that because I knew that hearing people trying to 'explain' the 'other side' to me would make me feel stupid, patronised and frustrated. It's nothing personal - it was just the need to create a safe place. You ignored me. I find that disrespectful and upsetting.
Next time, show some consideration and stay away from where your views are neither needed nor welcome. There are many other places where a comment like the one you just wrote will be heard receptively by people who both agree and disagree with you. If you can't find one, create a post of your own. Your views are perfectly vallid and you have a right to be heard. I have people who I like and respect on my f-list who share your opinion. But you will notice that none of them aired those views here - because they had the curtesy to respect my wishes and wait for a more constructive moment to have a debate with me.
Like I said - next time, please show a little consideration for the wishes of the poster.
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Date: 2008-01-17 10:49 am (UTC)I'm not going to ask you whether you read my original letter to the BBC. I'm not going to ask whether yor REALLY, TRULY think that Djaq's portrayl in the series final wasn't even SLIGHLTLY insensitive (a MUSLIM? Handling a PIGS HEAD?)
Because all that will do is make me angry again at how forcefully blind people are being to the latent sexism and racism that is all around them - how fear of coming off 'whiny' is stopping people from speaking out of little things that eventually add up to MAJOR issues in the society we live in today.
What I am going to do is ask you this:
What part of 'if you think i am over reacting, I don't want to know' did you NOT get?
I am perfectly aware that there are other points of view on this. I have read them and debated them in a friendly and civilised manner with people in other posts. In discussion posts. In threads created specifically as forums for people to air conflicting views and talk to each other about those views.
This is not one of those threads. I created this post because I am upset and I know a great deal of other people are upset too. I needed a place to rant and for other people to rant with me. It's a solidarity thing. It makes me feel better. Then I could take a deep breath and go back to being sane and sensible about this, taking practical action and then forget about it to stop it eating at me.
I asked that people with differing views stay out of this post. I did that because I knew that hearing people trying to 'explain' the 'other side' to me would make me feel stupid, patronised and frustrated. It's nothing personal - it was just the need to create a safe place. You ignored me. I find that disrespectful and upsetting.
Next time, show some consideration and stay away from where your views are neither needed nor welcome. There are many other places where a comment like the one you just wrote will be heard receptively by people who both agree and disagree with you. If you can't find one, create a post of your own. Your views are perfectly vallid and you have a right to be heard. I have people who I like and respect on my f-list who share your opinion. But you will notice that none of them aired those views here - because they had the curtesy to respect my wishes and wait for a more constructive moment to have a debate with me.
Like I said - next time, please show a little consideration for the wishes of the poster.