I know, I'm sorry if I've been taking my crankiness out on you, that was not my intention!
You are right, it is a teachable moment, and I think that explaining why some people complained about the original name, and why the mods decided to change it is a good idea. I also totally understand the temptation to explain their intentions and thought processes, because I've been there!
I am privileged in many areas, and when I've stepped on someone's toes or shown my ass, it's important for my ego to tell everyone how I'm not a monster, I was just being ignorant or thoughtless.
But I think the mods should have resisted that temptation, and not tried to explain or excuse their behavior. We presumably all know they didn't do it to be cruel to people with disabilities, or they wouldn't have changed the name.
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Date: 2010-04-10 03:10 pm (UTC)You are right, it is a teachable moment, and I think that explaining why some people complained about the original name, and why the mods decided to change it is a good idea. I also totally understand the temptation to explain their intentions and thought processes, because I've been there!
I am privileged in many areas, and when I've stepped on someone's toes or shown my ass, it's important for my ego to tell everyone how I'm not a monster, I was just being ignorant or thoughtless.
But I think the mods should have resisted that temptation, and not tried to explain or excuse their behavior. We presumably all know they didn't do it to be cruel to people with disabilities, or they wouldn't have changed the name.