Apr 12
i know we have gripes about racism in fandom. there are so many gripes.
but also how the fuck do you address that? like. not on an individual scale but on a larger one? if it's been such a big issue for a while and fandom impacts so many people then has there been any attempt at an organized and widespread means of talking through this?
hm.
#not reblog#potential privateposting#i ramble#my stuff#in a better world#i feel like we'd have a guide to self-introspection#and what to do when you don't have the energy or are too tired to do anything like that#or a list detailing the overall perceived bare minimum of not being bigoted#like. i feel like#punishment for wrongdoing isn't exactly helpful because it just means they know others perceive it as wrong#but people don't understand Why unless you Tell them why#and some others might go 'why don't you understand that racism is wrong are you stupid'#but that does nothing but alienate and push people towards others who share the same views#and online? echo chambers can get very severe#so. i don't think punishment works out very well here#and if you need to engage then the better option is to educate with kindness (whether you think that kindness is deserved or not)#but of course that's a matter of opinion#i ramble in the tags
