My only statement on the cultural appropriation imbroglio

Original Post

There has been a major Internet kerfuffle going on in the last couple of weeks over the question of cultural appropriation and racism in SF and Fantasy. Many friends of mine on both sides of the debate (and, yes, there are clearly two sides to this debate, despite the complexity of the underlying topic) have been badly hurt. I have been sitting on my hands because it appears that there is no way to enter the slapfight without getting slapped, but I am tired unto death of the ongoing vitriol and character assassination, so I am going to make one statement. Comments are disabled, and I will not respond to comments elsewhere about this post. (Read more...)

Author and zine Editor David Levine posted this to LiveJournal on January 26, 2009. The comments were disabled.

Responses in Other Blogs

• kynn: Lots of white male authors are huge wankers
• Nick Mamatas: MY GOD, WHAT HAVE THE NEGROES DONE!
• coffeeandink: How Not to Engage in Discussions of Cultural Appropriation
• K. Tempest Bradford: Talking About (And To) David Levine
• karnythia: Big boy pants...get you some...
• kynn: Something defensive white authors are missing
• abydosangel: Dear Pained White Author
• badgerbag: People taking the trouble to explain
• tacky_tramp: Oh David Levine No
• vito_excalibur: my last public post on the Late Great Unpleasantness