Have you ever REALLY wanted to say something about something that's none of your business?

Posted April 11th, 2008 by Prometheus 6

Race and Identity

All the time, right? Heh.

I cycle through different blog sets and it's been a while since the Women of Color feminist blogs were in the loop. I keep going back to them because they bring perspectives I can't begin to approach.

And now I find brownfemipower is gone. She herself still walks the Earth but her site, her writing is gone. This brings me no joy. I rooted around a bit to find out why. Apparently it started here with a singularly foolish display of entitlement (when the proprietor tells you a term is offense, you really shouldn't use it again and make a point of pointing it out) and ended with BFP wiping her site.

Except it may not be over yet. And I'm still not sure why BFP bailed.

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On April 11th, 2008 ptcruiser says:

Help me out here. I followed your link but I couldn't figure out what singularity you were referring to. A few more trail markers please.

Okay. FRom the comments,

On April 11th, 2008 Prometheus 6 says:

Okay. FRom the comments, emphasis mine.

Krista Lyons-Gould and Brooke Warner said...

Seal Press here. We WANT more WOC. Not a whole lotta proposals come our way, interestingly. Seems to me it would be more effective to inform us about what you'd like to see rather than hating.

---B

1:45 PM

Blackamazon said...

First and foremost how ever rude and disrespectful your entrance , welcome to MY blog.

Secondly , considering you want more women of color I find it highly comical your response to a WOC is to tell her what it seems like to you is the best option for her experience.

Because immediately my display of anger is met with a public call for what is essentially servitude

It seems like to me that this lack of out reach and unbelievable entitlement might have something to do with thelack

And finally since were not toddlers or characters from Miami's most wanted. I would prefer you not use the phrase "hating". YE s my language was strong but yes I would encourage or do EXTRA work for someone who characterizes my words as essentially empty minded hating or envy.
3:59 PM

Krista Lyons-Gould and Brooke Warner said...

I appreciate the dialogue, ladies. First off, the blog feels very informal, and my language is in response to the language here:

1. You hate us.
2. We have nothing on WOC.

I get that you all engage best through negative discourse, but I find that too bad. It's not servitude when we pay our authors advances. And book publishing is not an industry of outreach as much as it is editors being presented with an idea and engaging would-be authors in creative co-creation. I just find it curious more than anything that you all are wasting your time hating (yes, purposeful reuse of the word) rather than actively engaging in changing something you find problematic. I totally respect the creative space.

---B
5:39 PM

Given the disrespect, I do find that last sentence laughable.

I got it. Krista Lyons-Gould

On April 11th, 2008 ptcruiser says:

I got it. Krista Lyons-Gould and Brooke Warner seem to project an odd attitude for editors who are looking for more manuscripts from women of color. They clearly don't respect the space nor the owner of the space.

I found their last sentence laughable too.

SYl, if you can drop that link again as plain text, I'd appreciate it.

Prometheus 6