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<blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 9603267" data-attributes="member: 57112"><p>Is the contention then that he only let his name get attached to a deeply racist product<em> on accident? </em></p><p></p><p>Like... of course no one should blaming him for writing SFNG, but if hadn't signed on board for Lanasa's scheme in the first place, hadn't let his name be to attached to everything they put out, would it have gotten even the amount of attention it did receive?</p><p></p><p>The best defense is that he didn't know what was really going on in those products. Which... sure, that's probably true. But it's also true that this very thread is replete with tales of those close to him, including his own brother, trying to get him to see what was really happening. And none of it seemed to stick. So as much as ignorance could be claimed as a defense, it must be acknowledged that it was a <em>willful</em> ignorance. I'm sure Lanasa placated his ego quite well.</p><p></p><p>So no, he didn't write the thing. But he did enable it, and all the rest of Lanasa & friends' shenanigans, and he did <em>choose</em> to dig his head in the sand rather than confront any of it. And sure, that's not worth nearly the same level of vitriol and condemnation as if he had penned it himself, but it's not incredibly exculpatory either.</p><p></p><p>I guess I just don't really see how infantalizing someone and denying their agency to try to protect their name does nearly as much to honor their legacy as people seem to think it does. We should be willing and able to discuss the entirety of their contributions, both good and bad, with complete and full honesty. <em><strong>That's</strong></em> how you honor a legacy.</p><p></p><p>Like, if actual ENNIE-award winning author and artist Zak S drops dead tomorrow morning, are we just going to have sit here and endure a series of tributes to his many contributions to our hobby and just not bring up all the other stuff because it would be gauche?</p><p></p><p>Do we just pretend that once someone is dead we don't have to ever acknowledge the harm they've caused ever again, like it doesn't matter anymore? Because I'm here to say no, it does still matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gradine, post: 9603267, member: 57112"] Is the contention then that he only let his name get attached to a deeply racist product[I] on accident? [/I] Like... of course no one should blaming him for writing SFNG, but if hadn't signed on board for Lanasa's scheme in the first place, hadn't let his name be to attached to everything they put out, would it have gotten even the amount of attention it did receive? The best defense is that he didn't know what was really going on in those products. Which... sure, that's probably true. But it's also true that this very thread is replete with tales of those close to him, including his own brother, trying to get him to see what was really happening. And none of it seemed to stick. So as much as ignorance could be claimed as a defense, it must be acknowledged that it was a [I]willful[/I] ignorance. I'm sure Lanasa placated his ego quite well. So no, he didn't write the thing. But he did enable it, and all the rest of Lanasa & friends' shenanigans, and he did [I]choose[/I] to dig his head in the sand rather than confront any of it. And sure, that's not worth nearly the same level of vitriol and condemnation as if he had penned it himself, but it's not incredibly exculpatory either. I guess I just don't really see how infantalizing someone and denying their agency to try to protect their name does nearly as much to honor their legacy as people seem to think it does. We should be willing and able to discuss the entirety of their contributions, both good and bad, with complete and full honesty. [I][B]That's[/B][/I] how you honor a legacy. Like, if actual ENNIE-award winning author and artist Zak S drops dead tomorrow morning, are we just going to have sit here and endure a series of tributes to his many contributions to our hobby and just not bring up all the other stuff because it would be gauche? Do we just pretend that once someone is dead we don't have to ever acknowledge the harm they've caused ever again, like it doesn't matter anymore? Because I'm here to say no, it does still matter. [/QUOTE]
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