Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
It unsettles me when people try to associate such stances with actual hate and bigotry. For various reasons but first and foremost because it makes light of actual bigotry in my opinion.
Same.

In a larger sense, I just don't understand why people need to have a representative of their 'camp' present at all times now in order to feel vindicated or acknowledged as a person. It's like we've crossed some kind of weird Rubicon where we (or a large percentage of us) seemingly can no longer just cheer for a person unless that individual happens to incorporate a set of select attributes that we can identify with. In a similar vein, my mother reviews books for a major publishing oversight firm - about a year ago, they informed all their employees that unless they were gay, they could no longer write reviews about books staring gay characters; same for trans; same for black, Asian, etc. The implication was clear: you cannot bond-with or fairly evaluate content regarding a minority unless you are a part of that group yourself; the notion of a 'shared human experience'...? Dead to this company.

I'm just tired of the culture wars, on all sides. People need to give it a freaking break and stop acting like they're being constantly persecuted. When the public burnings return, we'll be sure to notify you that panic is once again appropriate. Until then, just mind your own freaking lives.