Where is my outrage? Here. It's here.

[msagara]

The title refers to this post, by author Nora Jemisin. It is worth reading. It is not going to make your night any happierBut then again, I'm not going to make your night any happier. I don't know if people will find this post triggery--but it will descend, in all probability, into rant and a genuine, visceral anger. So this might be the time to

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[ladymondegreen]

Well said, and so true.

Thank you.

[browngirl]

This is a truly excellent essay. Thank you for writing this.

[msagara]

This is a truly excellent essay. Thank you for writing this.

And thanks for commenting - I was worried that this might be triggery because it speaks to the heart of some incredibly ugly social assumptions, and they were out in full force this weekend (I read your LJ post after the Oscars, and - yes. Sometimes it's hard to find the joy when you can hear and see the cesspool).

But I also think it's easy not to see what underlies some reactions, because they're almost never stated as bald assertions, the way the jerk of a manager asserted them. People can say "but all women suffer that crap". And - no.

[la_marquise_de_]

The comments that have been made about Quvenzhane Wallis are beyond objectionable and completely unacceptable.

[barbarienne]

I am hoping--probably a vain hope, alas--that her parents will be able to keep this kerfuffle out of her sight for some while. Unfortunately, it will come up again and again as long as she has an acting career. "Oh, yeah, Quvenzhane Wallis--she's the one the Onion called a cunt when she was just a kid." Instead of "Oh, yeah, Quvenzhane Wallis--she was nominated for an Oscar when she was just a kid!"

It's shit, all of it, top to bottom. The only blameless person in this mess is the one it will hurt the most: a nine-year-old girl.

[tigerbright]

I have never before hoped that a wise and compassionate person be wrong. Thank you for this comment. (Whoops - confused you with the OP.)

[deluxvivens]

thanks for this post.