I've already boosted some far more eloquent posts by others, but I finally managed to put some thoughts down on #EndOTWRacism and how the OTW seems to have made a habit of dodging accountability by refusing to make any sort of public comment on controversial issues: https://satsuma.dreamwidth.org/25796.html
The short version is I'm in favor of the campaign and encourage anyone who uses the OTW's services (namely, fanlore and Ao3) to take part.
Or, skip my perspective and go straight to the campaign's own call to action: https://end-otw-racism.tumblr.com/post/716978822501875712/fandom-against-racism-a-manifesto
@Satsuma Thanks for writing this up—it’s a good summary of the recent conversations on both racism and AI.
@villainousfriend i’m glad it was helpful! and yeah the whole AI convo has been making me almost irrationally angry bc oh my god its the same accountability dodge they’ve been doing for years re: race and i’m just so tired of having to force them into a corner via social media outcry to get anything
so i figured hey, may as well put them side by side to see if anyone else sees the patterns
