Applause for "Observations on Claims of Progressive Reading Choices"! Brilliant explanation of what this is and is not, and reasoned takedown of the more frustrating arguments that I'm sure got/will get/are always lobbed at such a project.

If you've ever tried to have a conversation about gender in SF/F fandom involving people outside your social group, you know what I mean. It's like inviting six angry poltergeists into your home filled with handcrafted family heirlooms passed down for multiple generations: everything gets broken, including your capacity to discuss anything more mentally taxing than adorable gifs of baby animals for weeks.

That is so true that I whimpered a little. *sob!laugh*