For the record, Debbie has responded, and apologized, in her own thread.
Also, I apologize for any snarkiness in my previous posts. As I said, I have great respect for this site, and am a long time lurker - I don't know why I felt compelled to post in this particular thread, after years of silence. I shall now return to lurking. :)
Thank you for straightening us out, O Wise One.
Point.
That said, I can't say I'm all that impressed by the gymnastics being performed to explain why a couple of belittling remarks actually mean something entirely opposite to what they say. ... Instead she went out of her way to make, quite clearly, a categorical statement that Making Light is entirely devoid of anything feminist.
I don't think that is clear at all. As has been pointed out, she indicated there were 16 blogs that "do good feminist work of a variety of sorts." She followed this up with a list of 16 blogs, including ML at the top of the list. It's hardly a stretch to conclude she believes ML is one of these blogs that "do good feminist work."
So no, it's not that I believe people are overreacting. I think some are misinterpreting the intent. Whether willfully or no, I'm increasingly unsure.
Wow. This seems to be much ado about nothing.
The inclusion of ML in the list was supposed to be a good thing. Maybe she chose her words poorly in describing the site, but it hardly seems worth getting so upset over.
We're supposed to read "not at all" as an attempt to say "not entirely"? Give me a break.
"Not overtly" would probably be a better choice. Again, poor wording, but not an attack on this site.
So are language, fraud, folly, and truth. Prior to the mention of knitting. Her characterization makes this sound like a knitting blog.
And a "big world politics" blog. And "all kinds of other things." Let's face it, reading the list of topics in the subheading, knitting stands out a bit in a "one of these things is not like the others" sort of way. Not surprising the brain would latch onto it. It is a good example of how diverse this blog can be - from politics to knitting! That's the message I think Debbie intended.
I'm a long-time lurker and I love this site. I get the impression Debbie does too - or at least likes it enough to include it in her list. Can we cut her some slack?
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