I am a PC firebird. Got it?

So happy to see posts by allies on the topic of G. Bondoni's column. I comment in Jim Hines' excelent entry on this topic. Here's one thing I said:
... the language Bondoni uses - "PC Zombies," "PC parrots" is hate speech in my book. Zombies are not supposed to have volition, and the speech of parrots is conceptualized as thoughtless mimicry. Drawing this parallel is denying volition and agency to people on the other side of this debate. Not kosher.
And on the topic of editing, I say this on editorial responsibility:I edit a small poetry magazine, and when I solicit non-fiction columns from people, I first go take a good look at their livejournals/blogs/published articles to get a good impression of their writing style. While Bondoni may not be a celebrity, an editor soliciting a column from him should be able to get a good impression of his writing style, with minimal effort. I also draw your attention to Athena Andreadis'  "Standing at Thermopylae," a salvo to her upcoming response column at Apex.

I wanted to add this. I trust Catherynne Valente.  If engaging Bondoni as a columnist had been, in my opinion, misguided, engaging Cat as an editor was a briliant move. And as long as she continues to edit short fiction and poetry at Apex, I will continue reading and submitting - and giving Apex Company the benefit of the doubt.

N.B: Typing is painful right now, so responses to comments might be delayed or limited. Thanks for understanding.