The latest White Wolf debacle

[eurydicebound]

I've said all I really plan to say about this in a friend's journal where the teapot definitely got a bit tempest-y. I assume that it got to be something of a furor because the page actually went live today, or something of the sort. The name had been around for a while, but I never thought they'd actually do it. I mean, FanPro put up elf porn art for April Fools, but you didn't see them rushing out to print a card game on it.

I bring this up, however, because I wanted to comment on one thing that seems to be going unobserved. In the midst of wormen objectified and general offense and defenders/apologists, etc., guess what this weekend is? I'll give you a hint: my kids had an assembly today to commemorate the battle for civil rights, and a man who led that battle and said things that nobody in power wanted to hear, standing up for the rights of the minority against the status quo and dreaming of a day his children would stand as equals with all other children, a world of oppurtunity available and no artifical barriers left between us.

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Superb timing, guys. Way to commemorate how far we've all come. Bravo.

Comments

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. Sigh.

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

Well, we'll do what we can and never mind the nay-sayers. I do wish I had more money or time. I'd love to contribute to a lot of organizations (NOW, ACLU, AU for starters). Until then, I guess I'll just keep rabble-rousing. :)

[adamjury.livejournal.com]

Well, you did some rather effective rabble-rousing today. :-)

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Coulda knocked me over with a feather. I expected some dissenting voices among the me-toos, maybe some debate, but dang. I'm still trying to decide if it was a predominantly good thing or bad thing.

[instantcash.livejournal.com]

Well if nothing else, it got LJ active. :)

I can see that as a good thing.

Course I am a notorious optimist so my advice might not be the best. :)