Not letting it go...

[partly]

All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

But, damn, I hate the drama.

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[fingers.livejournal.com]

? Intrigued...

[partly.livejournal.com]

On the Stingray list I belong to we are currently discussing an episode where Ray helps out an inner-city principal as he tries to keep three teenagers from following a charismatic gang leader who had just be released from prison. Now it just so happens that all the main principles (principal, gang leader and kids) are all black. This is also an 80's show, so the "black gang" aspect is played up.

One of the people on the list wrote a summary of the show that had blatantly racist overtones. I hate drama. I hate being drawn into setup flame wars. I don't know the history of this person and whether she means what she writes or if she's just to stupid to know what is implied in what she says.

But I can't not say anything, can I? Hell, if I thought it was racist -- me, who assumes in-offense whenever possible -- it has to be stupidly obvious.

This is the only Stingray list in existence. I just hate to see it burn. Still, it would be worse to let it degrade into some sort of white supremacist propaganda. At least not without putting up a fight.

Like I said. I hate drama but I can't let evil prevail.

[fingers.livejournal.com]

Aaahhh understand now...

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

Something in particular?

[partly.livejournal.com]

Ah... I just explained it in the reply above this one... racist stupidity on a mailing list I'm on.

I'm always saying that the only way to make the world a better place is to stand up and say what's right. I'm pretty good at it in the real world, I suck at it in the ether of the Internet. Don't what to cause a kerfuffle when I may be the one reading too much into the post, that it may all be a misunderstanding.

But ate at me all day. So, I kerfuffled. Now, we'll see if anyone is even really the damn list anymore. Of course, I'm newly back on the list and I haven't gone back and read all the posts. Maybe this attitude is prevalent. It would go a long way to explaining why there are so few people who comment on it.

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

I think you did the right thing.