In light of experiences at this WorldCon

[james_davis_nicoll]

In light of experiences at this WorldCon, I am amending my panel requirements: No all-male panels, and at least _two_ panelists who are persons of colour.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Theresawright, you're talking about the opposite situation from the one I've been commenting on. I'm talking about someone who most certainly isn't passing as a member of the majority or a privileged group.

For example, I'm talking about someone who, due to their appearance, is assumed by James to be a woman. But this person doesn't identify as a woman. This person doesn't want to be treated like a representative of women. Maybe you disagree, but I think this particular individual person's gender shouldn't be anyone elses' concern, since this person just wants to be on the panel, without being labeled. But, if the circumstances are as I described in a previous comment, James' public requirements will label that person.

[theresawright]

I'm not out offline. Due to my appearance, I am assumed to be a man. I present as a man and use male pronouns in public. I have labelled myself in public as a man. If I'm on a panel and James regards me as a man, that is entirely due to my choices. That's not James labelling me, that's James reacting to the labels I'm wearing.

If you have a specific concern that you'd like James to take into consideration, you really should contact James directly. Because these hypotheticals you've brought up aren't really resolveable to anyone's satisfaction.

[theresawright]

I'm being more aggressive in these responses than I intended. I'll stand by my position, but I'm going to step away from the conversation so it doesn't degenerate into a shouting match.