--- In [email protected], "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> First of all I have to wonder what thread you're reading that could
> have made you this angry. I didn't see a lot of sexism in it, or
> people saying it was okay, all I saw was people cracking jokes about
> it. If thats all it takes to make you that angry, I'm really sorry
> about that. But I think you're reading WAY too much into it--including
> reading stuff into it that is not even there, and taking it WAY too
> seriously. Are there real problems with sexism in this world? Yup.
> There are also problems with about a million other things too. If I
> spent my time making videos about all the things that made me angry
> every day I wouldn't have much time for anything else. I do what I can
> do about the things I can do something about but that's it.
>
> Second this list is not the "Vloggesphere" just a small part of it. A
> very small part of it. So I don't think it's fair of you to claim that
> the entire vloggesphere is a group "with that kind of problem." Guess
> what? If you think this is bad, wait till it goes really mainstream
> and the racists, and the homophobes and all the other extremists in
> the world get a hold of it. But that's the world we live in isn't it?
> Why did you think that the "vloggesphere" would be any different?
>
> Of course I fully understand that based on how you've interpreted the
> messages in the thread in question that you will probably completely
> misinterpret everything I just said but I'll take that chance I guess.
>
> Oh and I'm sorry to have committed the sin of being born a white man.
> It was a total accident I swear.
>
> Bill Streeter
> LO-FI SAINT LOUIS
> www.lofistl.com
>
> --- In [email protected], "Brittany Shoot"
> <brittany.s.shoot@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty angry, but please take this in the spirit in which it is
> intended.
> >
> > I made a video about how the sexist comments on this listserv made me
> > feel. It's not all in fun, and having just joined the list after
> > resisting for months, I know why I was warned not to bother with this
> > "conversation" at all. I'll keep my subscription, but I'll probably
> > go back to deleting all of the messages. Thanks to one like-minded
> > female who emailed me to alert me to today's dose of bullshit.
> >
> > Go watch this:
> > http://modernfeminist.blogspot.com/2006/05/sexism-in-vlogosphere.html
> >
> > And thank you to all of the men and women who tried to put a stop to
> > all of this. It mostly amazes me what will be said when you know
> > countless people will read these emails...but I guess if you're so
> > unaware that you're being sexist, you may not care.
> >
> > See you at VloggerCon, where I'll be discussing inclusion in the
> > vlogosphere...or lack thereof.
> >
> > Brittany
> > http://bshoot.blogspot.com
> > http://modernfeminist.blogspot.com
> >
>
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