Ok, pissed off now

[oyceter]

Yup, this is public; I am that pissed off.

I wasn't going to get involved, I swear I wasn't.

And then...

http://liviapenn.livejournal.com/473180.html?thread=6512732#t6512732

Because what the fucking fuck? Don't fucking throw the RAPE OF NANKING in my face when I am talking about white privilege. I just. I cannot type because WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?! My grandfather was in the Chinese Navy then, fighting against the Japanese. I have friends with relatives who grew up not speaking Taiwanese because of the occupation. My family left the fucking country and moved to Taiwan because of that war. Don't throw that in my face as a counter to white privilege and just fucking assume I haven't heard of it for some reason; you have no fucking idea.

Comments by people not on my flist are screened; everyone else feel free to comment, but please note I am REALLY FUCKING PISSED OFF about this. Don't be stupid. I will repost asshattery under a filter and mock, and I don't fucking care if you somehow think that's unfair.

Comments

[brownbetty]

I think the real effort involved is the incredible difficulty of realizing you were wrong. It's not fun, I'll grant, but the alternative is really so much worse.

As to Zvi, I am afraid that doesn't even surprise me. Because what we've learned is that the pain of appearing in the same sentence as the word "racist" is the worst pain that anyone has experienced, ever, and so you should do whatever is necessary to make sure no one's feelings are hurt. (Except, you know, anyone who might be upset to be considered equivalent to a sheepfucker.)

[oyceter]

Ugh, yes to all. I mean, I'm not at all surprised, given that it happens every single time. But still so pissed off.

I wish I were a member of the comm just so I could unsubscribe and write my protest in to the mods.