To bad you made this decision, even though I can understand. I hope you had a good time moving around.
As someone who joined the debate not from the start, I have no clue who are supposed to be racists, or why, and why steampunk has to deal with racism at all. It's now like walking in a minefield, not sure who to trust... and trying to do some read-up. I'm trying to understand.
And in the end it turned out the "debate" was, even when "heavy moderated", "monopolized" by only four (or five) individuals who had a different opinion than most. It opened the eyes of some people around. Your voice could also have made a difference. Sharing your opinion can be a seed for change. Awareness can be a key to open doors. I hope you are willing to join a next time. Bring some friends. You WILL be heard - at least by some.
You wrote: "Because although steampunk is outwardly very civil" and "You know how easy it is for bigots to be civil?" These have been issues in the debate as well. I certainly do think I missed your voice there.
I also missed the PoC in general on the debate (mostly: people with roots in another culture than the majority), I told them it was a WASP-debate (White Anglo-american Steam Punk). I still think it was. I'm going to read your blogs now to get a view from the other side.
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As someone who joined the debate not from the start, I have no clue who are supposed to be racists, or why, and why steampunk has to deal with racism at all. It's now like walking in a minefield, not sure who to trust... and trying to do some read-up. I'm trying to understand.
And in the end it turned out the "debate" was, even when "heavy moderated", "monopolized" by only four (or five) individuals who had a different opinion than most. It opened the eyes of some people around. Your voice could also have made a difference. Sharing your opinion can be a seed for change. Awareness can be a key to open doors. I hope you are willing to join a next time. Bring some friends. You WILL be heard - at least by some.
You wrote: "Because although steampunk is outwardly very civil" and "You know how easy it is for bigots to be civil?"
These have been issues in the debate as well. I certainly do think I missed your voice there.
I also missed the PoC in general on the debate (mostly: people with roots in another culture than the majority), I told them it was a WASP-debate (White Anglo-american Steam Punk). I still think it was. I'm going to read your blogs now to get a view from the other side.