Revealing, isn't it?

[karenhealey]

What women criticising sexual harassment and the response to it at various SFF cons are, according to members of the SMOF Mailing List:

- witch hunters
- Nazis
- delicate flowers
- crucifiers
- a lynch mob
- delicate Gen-Y blossoms
- bullies
- vitriolic assholes
- liars
- seriously crazy

What women criticising sexual harassment and the response to it at various SFF cons actually are:

- unwilling to contribute to the comfortable illusion of fandom egalitarianism at the risk of their health, safety, and right to be treated as complete and whole persons deserving of respect
- ready to speak up on their behalf and on behalf of others
- refusing to take this crap

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Oh SMOFs, no.

[minoanmiss]

Although... I posted about this on my LJ, and someone whom I trust who's in a position to know raised concerns about the Tumblr. So I thought I should mention. http://browngirl.livejournal.com/1819991.html

[kore]

'I've seen some quotes that in context, said pretty much the opposite of what the out-of-context excerpt implied.'

That's a bit hard to imagine....

[minoanmiss]

Yeah, I agree. I was prepared to dismiss those claims until this was said by someone I have reason to trust. So I left my link to the Tumblr up, but also felt I should note this comment on it.

[hawkwing_lb]

Very revealing.

[saraht]

Make it safe yourself, sister, is what I say

I do believe that's what they're trying to do.

...Oh, you mean "make it safe by hiding," rather than "make it safe by forcing the people who are threatening women to stop?" Why didn't you say so, oh glorious SMOF?

[ironed_orchid]

It's an amazing divide.