on "author privilege" and the hierarchists of skiffydom

Yesterday, as I took a break from revising The Problem with Privilege Theory, I read Renay's You Got Your Industry in my Fanwork and Hal Duncan's brilliant response, You Got Your Privilege in My Face. If you'd rather read those without preconceptions, follow the links now, but I'll warn you that Duncan's will call for both time and thought.

First off, two of my beliefs:

1. Artists have no privileges and damn few rights, and that's how it should be. The audie...