Comments for Berin Kinsman http://berinkinsman.com Writer, Indie Publisher, Entrepreneur Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2 Comment on Fandom Has Become Too Much Work by Berin Kinsman http://berinkinsman.com/2017/10/19/fandom-become-much-work/#comment-782 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:42:59 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20762#comment-782 I don’t know. There has to be a culture shift, not just in fandom but with society as a whole. Selfishness as an ideal is not sustainable, and the antithesis of the sort of social contract required for a society to survive.

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Comment on Fandom Has Become Too Much Work by Daniel M. Perez http://berinkinsman.com/2017/10/19/fandom-become-much-work/#comment-781 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:32:18 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20762#comment-781 Ok, so fandom is too much work. What’s the next step?

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Comment on Let’s Talk About Toxic Masculinity by Berin Kinsman http://berinkinsman.com/2017/10/18/lets-talk-toxic-masculinity/#comment-780 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:40:10 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20759#comment-780 I think it’s sometimes easier for bad actors to hide within large organizations, yes. But the one I’m talking about was fairly small, under a dozen employees, and could fall under the heading of a mom-and-pop shop. Everyone knew each other, but that meant we all had to interact with an abusive authority figure. When they have power, they don’t care about who sees them for what they are. The mechanisms to remove them doesn’t exists in small operations the way they do in larger corporations with human resources departments and clearly written policies.

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Comment on Let’s Talk About Toxic Masculinity by Berin Kinsman http://berinkinsman.com/2017/10/18/lets-talk-toxic-masculinity/#comment-779 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:34:40 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20759#comment-779 It’s just another breakdown of the social contract, where everyone thinks that they should be able to do whatever they want whenever they want, and if other people don’t like it that’s too bad. As opposed to taking responsibility for keeping society running, being a functional member of that society, and seeking to put as much good and as little harm as possible into the world. I think we all need to get better at judging intent, but that doesn’t absolve bad actors from the responsibility of their actions.

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Comment on Let’s Talk About Toxic Masculinity by Megan Robertson http://berinkinsman.com/2017/10/18/lets-talk-toxic-masculinity/#comment-778 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:06:58 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20759#comment-778 It is good to hear this kind of article, thank you for sharing.

I feel quite sorry for men right now. Apparently, it’s not even permissible to express an interest in a woman in case she feels ‘offended’ even when the fellow has no intention of forcing himself on her. The way some of the shrill sexists carry on, you’d think a wolf-whistle was as bad as a rape, never mind a fellow actually telling a lady that he fancies her.

The whole sense of proportion is being lost. Of course nobody should force themselves on another without their consent, that’s a given and yes, we should call out and deal with anyone who does that. But indicating that you’re interested…? And dropping it as soon as the other party makes it clear they’re not? That’s not offensive.

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Comment on Let’s Talk About Toxic Masculinity by David Korabell http://berinkinsman.com/2017/10/18/lets-talk-toxic-masculinity/#comment-777 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:33:32 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20759#comment-777 I think that’s why I’ve always been happier with small mom & pop businesses. Everybody knows everyone else thru and thru and the BS is mostly not there. Jobs with large organizations too often seem to have ‘suspect’ aspects.

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Comment on Dancing Lights Press Needs a Fandom Nickname by David Korabell http://berinkinsman.com/2017/09/19/dancing-lights-press-needs-fandom-nickname/#comment-775 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 00:43:28 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20706#comment-775 talers? fableists? Talelighters?

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Comment on Active and Passive Projects by adventuresfantastic http://berinkinsman.com/2017/09/20/active-passive-projects/#comment-773 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:07:52 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20710#comment-773 That sounds like a very effective system. I’ve done similar things in the past when I’ve had to juggle multiple writing projects.

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Comment on Dancing Lights Press Needs a Fandom Nickname by Guy Hoyle http://berinkinsman.com/2017/09/19/dancing-lights-press-needs-fandom-nickname/#comment-772 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:11:09 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20706#comment-772 That should be Kinsmaniacs.

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Comment on Dancing Lights Press Needs a Fandom Nickname by Guy Hoyle http://berinkinsman.com/2017/09/19/dancing-lights-press-needs-fandom-nickname/#comment-771 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:10:24 +0000 http://berinkinsman.com/?p=20706#comment-771 Kind maniacs?

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