I don't think McKinley is the enemy or that she's evil, but I think her attitude/perspective about race continues to be problematic and hugely disappointing (I am/was a McKinley fan; haven't made up my mind on whether or not I'll continue to read her books. I've stopped reading her blog).
The other thing is... if nothing else, I think racefail09 has proved that there are a number of (well meaning, good intentioned) white people - authors, even - who won't stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" with non-white people, unless it's on white terms; their vision of equality lacks representation of me and my culture. The message I keep seeing is that I'm only equal if I measure up to white standards.
If someone says something cluelessly offensive, does that not do harm as well?
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Date: March 24th, 2009 07:22 am (UTC)The other thing is... if nothing else, I think racefail09 has proved that there are a number of (well meaning, good intentioned) white people - authors, even - who won't stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" with non-white people, unless it's on white terms; their vision of equality lacks representation of me and my culture. The message I keep seeing is that I'm only equal if I measure up to white standards.
If someone says something cluelessly offensive, does that not do harm as well?