*headdesk*

[oyceter]

Fandom, why so stupid? (link goes to chopchica's handy link round up to good posts discussing the stupid occurring, not to the stupid itself, which is on f_w by and large)

In other words...

Q: This event is specific to a majority and makes the minority feel excluded.

BAD way to disagree:
A: You are wrong! Also, it's not specific to the majority! Also, you are too sensitive and there is no anti-semitism here! You Jewish people are all so touchy! And you're oppressing me by making me remember all these weird, unfamiliar holidays! Neener!

GOOD way to disagree:
A: Ohhh. Hrm. Hello there, my privilege. I will acknowledge you and note that you exist. Maybe I do not agree with everything in the original note or the solution, but I see where it's coming from and acknowledge that you may have a very different perspective on this from me because my perspective is privileged and I get to ignore a lot of stuff.

ETA: Just to clarify, my problem isn't with Yuletide or the Yuletide organizers, but rather with the responses on f_w and in the comments of many posts. I particularly like untrue_accounts' post detailing the issues and heartily agree with her.

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[ckd]

And the "not knowing holidays" thing isn't limited to not knowing the dates, as seen in the Evite mailing that listed several "reasons to party", one of which was "It's Yom Kippur". Um, no.

[oyceter]

O_o. No words.