tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post112327700641554146..comments2023-11-02T10:18:41.209-05:00Comments on Spinsters and Lunatics: RWA Conference Awards Controversy and the Bigger PicturePaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-1123592443120866092005-08-09T08:00:00.000-05:002005-08-09T08:00:00.000-05:00I'm hoping that the blame game will stop and peopl...I'm hoping that the blame game will stop and people will focus on just making things better for the future, which is the only constructive issue at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-1123511810362869212005-08-08T09:36:00.000-05:002005-08-08T09:36:00.000-05:00Paula, wonderful comments that capture exactly wha...Paula, wonderful comments that capture exactly what I was thinking. I was at the ceremony, and I felt that it was not as politically gestapo as people are portraying it. There were things to offend and delight all sides of the political debate. It was unfortunate that the ceremony focused on things outside the romance industry, but I got no sense that there was an attempt on the part of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-1123511206534839492005-08-08T09:26:00.000-05:002005-08-08T09:26:00.000-05:00Exactly. I personally think that both sides have ...Exactly. I personally think that both sides have valid concerns, and calling the "other" side a bunch of (pick one) immoral hedonists or right wing fascist prudes isn't going to make solving the conflict any easier.<BR/><BR/>Dragging politics into the mix as some folks have is a bad mistake, too, because whatever you do you're going to alienate half the country (which roughly amounts to half Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10961511.post-1123506456486953642005-08-08T08:07:00.000-05:002005-08-08T08:07:00.000-05:00Paula,The key to these discussions is respect and ...Paula,<BR/><BR/>The key to these discussions is respect and consideration. Once the insults start flying, it's over.<BR/><BR/>TanyaShesawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904247751806210823noreply@blogger.com