The Flamewar That Ate LiveJournal continues its livejournophagy (I've only caught the edges of it, and that alone is a carnival of suck-- if you want to know more, Jo Walton's recent post gets the feel, and contains links to more). In one of several efforts to bring something positive out of this, Kate has created a LiveJournal community:
This community is meant to be a place that rounds up the anti-derailing efforts in a central location for the benefit of those who want to continue the conversations about cultural appropriation, racial diversity and multiculturalism in SFF fiction and fandom, racism in ditto, and its intersectionality with other oppressions. It is not meant to displace existing conversations or efforts, but to be a resource that supports them and enables additional discussion and action.
She's also proposing a fundraiser to help send some fans to Wiscon, and considering another for this year's Worldcon in Montreal.
If you have thoughts, comments, or suggestions, or want to contribute something, go over there and think, comment, suggest, or contribute. Comments on this post are closed because the whole point is to get people talking over there.
("Uncle Al," just assume that we know your opinion already, and save yourself the typing.)