{"id":46671,"date":"2019-12-31T09:34:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T14:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shilohwalker.com\/website\/2019\/12\/why-im-not-leaving-rwa\/"},"modified":"2019-12-31T09:34:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T14:34:33","slug":"why-im-not-leaving-rwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shilohwalker.com\/website\/2019\/12\/why-im-not-leaving-rwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I’m Not Leaving RWA"},"content":{"rendered":"

For reference, the statement is here<\/a>. Until they hide or bury it, then here’s a google doc<\/a> copy.<\/p>\n

Also, if you’re not familiar with RWA, let me point out<\/em> some hypocritical bullshit in this statement…particularly this bit:<\/p>\n

Our Code of Ethics and procedures cannot be selectively or inconsistently applied on a situational basis.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s so funny, cuz this all started when Courtney Milan tweeted <\/em><\/p>\n

This book is a fucking racist mess.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her tweets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, this is the killer. From RWA’S Code if Ethics, which per their statement:<\/em><\/p>\n

cannot be selectively or inconsistently applied<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SOCIAL MEDIA & DISCUSSION OF BOOKS ARE EXCLUDED! The Code of Ethics<\/a> is here, but the salient bit is quoted below.<\/p>\n

Specifically excluded from this section are exchanges of business information, true statements, personal disagreements, honest discussions of books, non-RWA operated social media posts, and marketing materials.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So basically, the board & president currently ensconced don’t inconsistently or with bias apply the COE, except when they do<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Now…onto my post.<\/p>\n

I’m not leaving RWA.<\/h2>\n

I know after today’s crap statement, a lot of us are even more pissed.<\/span>
\nNo, I’m not assuming-I’ve read statements here and twitter.<\/span>
\nIt’s obvious that mewling, whining <\/span>why do you have to make us look bad <\/em>pathetic excuse of a response to our concerns is nothing but an attempt from those running things to make us sit down, shut up and behave.<\/span>
\nIt’s bullshit. Moreover, it’s directly contradictory to their last statement in which they claimed to want to rebuild trust.<\/span>
\nNo, they want us to be quiet and stop causing trouble.<\/span>
\nRWA’s staff and\/or board violated the policy they claim they are adhering to <\/span><\/span>without bias<\/i> <\/b>when they circumvented the rightfully selected ethics committee. They had no right to choose on in secret, nor change the P&P <\/span><\/span>while all of this shit was going down<\/i> to make it seem as if they had the right.<\/span>
\nRWA’s staff seems to have been gatekeeping which ethics complaints make it to the ethics committee and that’s bullshit. They aren’t the ones selected to vet the complaints.<\/span>
\nIt’s seems blatantly clear that what RWA wants is to force the pissed-off people to be silent-or to leave so they can remake RWA into the image <\/span><\/span>they<\/i> see fit. With the money <\/span><\/span>we’ve<\/i> <\/i><\/span>have paid into via dues, conference fees, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

BULLSHIT.<\/b>
\nAs long as our marginalized members are willing to stay and fight, I feel I can do no less.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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