So I've finally caught up on the whole Racefail '09 debacle, and by god it pisses me off. indigoskynet linked to this post , which provides a historical perspective on the issues as well as linking to the various articles and entries which sparked off the discussions and flame wars. For those who don't want to read the whole thing, it basically began when an established fantasy author wrote a piece on writing the "Other", and some readers pointed out that she hadn't exactly followed her... read more
