Charismatic Microfauna

1) It’s hardly “lionizing” to say that a community which has a lot of racialized members, and where the vast, VAST majority of members only behave in a racist manner out of ignorance rather than ill intent*, is less awful than, you know, white supremacist groups that exist only to promote racism and encourage violence toward POC.

2) If what you really mean to discuss is the unconscious racism which DOES exist in fandom (and everywhere else), then maybe not use words like “methodically”? Because that does rather HEAVILY imply awareness and intent.

* = yes, I know, intent isn’t magic, stepped on feet, yada yada. But I think it’s time we all acknowledged that INTENT STILL DOES MATTER.

I mean if someone steps on my foot and goes “oh crap, I’m sorry, that was clumsy of me! going to try to watch where I put my big feet next time!” I personally would feel a lot better about that than if they were all “well it’s your own fault your stupid crip feet were there to be stepped on! I’m gonna do it again every chance I get!” My toes might still be broken, but my pain is being acknowledged, you know?