lessons
- A great many perpetrators seem to feel they have the right to define whether their victims are victimised, to say that their behaviour is abusive or mean or bullying or even just biased, to say whether the victim is allowed, permitted, or 'should' feel hurt by what they've said and done.
- Manipulating fellow fans for what amounts to shits and giggles (whether or not the manipulation is particularly clever or particularly lame) is never going to be well-received.
links
Prudent Advice For My Baby Daughter
It's all excellent, practical advice! (Some of it is good for other genders, too.) And, design bonus: I adore the turquoise! (Although it makes it difficult to read at work at lunchtime, because it's such an eye-popping colour.)
Disney Princess Recovery
A site by a mother who's trying to bring inventiveness and adventure back to the daughter who's been brainwashed by the strictures of the stories society has told her, the roles a 'princess' should fill.
A really good example of how the stories we and others choose to tell shape who we believe we should be.
plans
- Finish off three short fics (possibly five) this weekend. Amidst all the other things I'm doing right now...
- Re-consider my Atl Big Bang, my Ladies BB, and my SciFi BB, none of which are as complete as I'd like them to be. :/
- A great many perpetrators seem to feel they have the right to define whether their victims are victimised, to say that their behaviour is abusive or mean or bullying or even just biased, to say whether the victim is allowed, permitted, or 'should' feel hurt by what they've said and done.
- Manipulating fellow fans for what amounts to shits and giggles (whether or not the manipulation is particularly clever or particularly lame) is never going to be well-received.
links
Prudent Advice For My Baby Daughter
It's all excellent, practical advice! (Some of it is good for other genders, too.) And, design bonus: I adore the turquoise! (Although it makes it difficult to read at work at lunchtime, because it's such an eye-popping colour.)
Disney Princess Recovery
A site by a mother who's trying to bring inventiveness and adventure back to the daughter who's been brainwashed by the strictures of the stories society has told her, the roles a 'princess' should fill.
A really good example of how the stories we and others choose to tell shape who we believe we should be.
plans
- Finish off three short fics (possibly five) this weekend. Amidst all the other things I'm doing right now...
- Re-consider my Atl Big Bang, my Ladies BB, and my SciFi BB, none of which are as complete as I'd like them to be. :/