If by this you refer to the complaint about your own fic and the character Debbie Wallace, I'm afraid that that isn't accurate. There have been a large number of complaints made by many different people (not all of whom are known to you, I think) about the use of a real person's name and character in a fic without that person's permission, all of which have hitherto been ignored by FA because FA believed that your fic did not violate FA rules. In light of recent events, they're reconsidering that stance. Molly's fic is a catalyst, but they're certainly not taking down your fic so that they can also take down hers without a complaint from her.
As for whether or not Molly's fic is racist towards Italians, she's drawing on a well-known stereotype for the purpose of parody; if this makes her fic racist, should we be arresting the creators of Analyze This, or any spoof of the Godfather, or every other person who's ever made fun of the Mafia stereotype?
Yes, they should. And she is applying it to me. If you think that is fair, I do not think we should have anything to do with each other any more. She has called me a mafioso, and you are saying she had a right to.
If we ban stereotypes of the Mafia, we should also go on and ban stereotypes of Jews, which then immediately kicks out Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice for its hideous portrayal of Jews just to start with. If we ban every parody of everything that could hurt of offend, the majority of the literary canon will be annihilated. Avoid stereotypes, disclaim them, certainly; ban them, no. Besides, what she was saying about Italians was a parody, and not intended to be taken seriously on any level; no one believes for a minute that you or any other Italian is a mafioso, just as everyone knows that not all Jews are backstabbing greedy bloody-minded bastards even though they're often portrayed as such, and everyone knows not all Americans are militant maniacs from Texas with enough drawl to drown a cat even though we're often portrayed as such. I was not saying that she had a right to call you a mafioso, just trying to make a point about parodies and also say that her portrayal in the story was in no way shape or form intented to be taken seriously.
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Date: 2004-10-05 08:15 am (UTC)If by this you refer to the complaint about your own fic and the character Debbie Wallace, I'm afraid that that isn't accurate. There have been a large number of complaints made by many different people (not all of whom are known to you, I think) about the use of a real person's name and character in a fic without that person's permission, all of which have hitherto been ignored by FA because FA believed that your fic did not violate FA rules. In light of recent events, they're reconsidering that stance. Molly's fic is a catalyst, but they're certainly not taking down your fic so that they can also take down hers without a complaint from her.
As for whether or not Molly's fic is racist towards Italians, she's drawing on a well-known stereotype for the purpose of parody; if this makes her fic racist, should we be arresting the creators of Analyze This, or any spoof of the Godfather, or every other person who's ever made fun of the Mafia stereotype?
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Date: 2004-10-05 08:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-05 10:04 am (UTC)But no, I don't condone the story.