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Yes, I understand that a mistake was made, and they were right to be upset about it. I\'m not denying that, and Butcher ought to have done more thorough research. He screwed up, there\'s no sense in denying that, and the people who had their neighborhood portrayed poorly are well within their rights to be upset. (And I sincerely hope that first line isn\'t meant to imply that you think I\'m a \
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Yes, I understand that a mistake was made, and they were right to be upset about it. I\\\'m not denying that, and Butcher ought to have done more thorough research. He screwed up, there\\\'s no sense in denying that, and the people who had their neighborhood portrayed poorly are well within their rights to be upset. (And I sincerely hope that first line isn\\\'t meant to imply that you think I\\\'m a \\\"racism apologist\\\".)
As for the anger, no, I\\\'m not trying to shut anyone down--I\\\'m saying they have a legit grievance, but they should have gone about airing that grievance more civilly. Anger may not be bad in and of itself, but it\\\'s not a blank check to throw out manners, whatever the cause of that anger may be. How you say something \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' matter, whether you\\\'re angry or not. Jim Butcher deserves as much respect as anyone else does.
No one intended for Butcher to see it, and it wasn\\\'t intended at Butcher the person? Well, as you just said, \\\"Intent Isn\\\'t Magical,\\\" and that cuts both ways. Jim Butcher the Best-Selling Novelist Who Made My Community Look Like a Crime Den is still a real person who has a right to be angry when someone calls him out on a public forum with a \\\"FUCK YOU\\\", and accuses him of being a racist. Whether the blogger knows him or could pick him out of a lineup is immaterial--not knowing someone personally is no excuse for treating them in such a manner.
Nowhere did I say that we shouldn\\\'t make conversation about it. In fact, I mean the opposite, that conversation \\\'\\\'should\\\'\\\' happen, and that launching \\\"FUCK YOU!\\\" at someone is not a good way to start that conversation. I should hope it\\\'s not too much to ask for or expect that people be civil with one another when they\\\'re upset.
As for the anger, no, I\\\'m not trying to shut anyone down--I\\\'m saying they have a legit grievance, but they should have gone about airing that grievance more civilly. Anger may not be bad in and of itself, but it\\\'s not a blank check to throw out manners, whatever the cause of that anger may be. How you say something \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' matter, whether you\\\'re angry or not. Jim Butcher deserves as much respect as anyone else does.
No one intended for Butcher to see it, and it wasn\\\'t intended at Butcher the person? Well, as you just said, \\\"Intent Isn\\\'t Magical,\\\" and that cuts both ways. Jim Butcher the Best-Selling Novelist Who Made My Community Look Like a Crime Den is still a real person who has a right to be angry when someone calls him out on a public forum with a \\\"FUCK YOU\\\", and accuses him of being a racist. Whether the blogger knows him or could pick him out of a lineup is immaterial--not knowing someone personally is no excuse for treating them in such a manner.
Nowhere did I say that we shouldn\\\'t make conversation about it. In fact, I mean the opposite, that conversation \\\'\\\'should\\\'\\\' happen, and that launching \\\"FUCK YOU!\\\" at someone is not a good way to start that conversation. I should hope it\\\'s not too much to ask for or expect that people be civil with one another when they\\\'re upset.
