RaceFail and "Writing the Other"

There is a heated discussion about racism in science fiction on Life Journal at the moment. It's too complex to describe here. The best overview I have found is by Oyseter on Ambling Along the Aqueduct.

rydra wong is keeping a list of links to RaceFail posts at her Live Journal.

I don't want to jump into the RaceFail discussion, except to say that I am against racism and believe the SF community should be open, welcoming and diverse. I believe that the SF community has to be diverse if SF is goin