Wow. This sounds like everything I hate about SF-con discussion panels all rolled up into one big ball of yuck. Panelists not discussing what's supposed to be the panel topic, panelists being offensive and/or idiotic, moderators failing to moderate, audience members compounding the stupidity.
They get bonus points for turning a panel that's nominally about **revolutionary perspectives in fictional works** (i.e. not even about real-world revolutions) into a Eurocentric wank-fest.
FWIW, my first example of a non-U.S., non-European revolution would have been the Indian revolution, not the Cultural Revolution. (Admittedly, this has more to do with the fact that I know far more about British history than I do about Chinese history.) Second would be the Palestinian Intifada, but I probably would have avoided bringing that up in a panel, for fear that it'd totally derail the discussion.
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Wed, May. 30th, 2007 08:58 pm (UTC)They get bonus points for turning a panel that's nominally about **revolutionary perspectives in fictional works** (i.e. not even about real-world revolutions) into a Eurocentric wank-fest.
FWIW, my first example of a non-U.S., non-European revolution would have been the Indian revolution, not the Cultural Revolution. (Admittedly, this has more to do with the fact that I know far more about British history than I do about Chinese history.) Second would be the Palestinian Intifada, but I probably would have avoided bringing that up in a panel, for fear that it'd totally derail the discussion.
Also, the Pol Pot comment? WHAT. THE. HELL.