And then—well, I'm pretty sure I didn't actually shout this time. But Strock said something about sensitivity training and how it's supposed to keep people from saying offensive things, and he thinks that maybe we should having training in how not to be offended at things people say, because it just gives the speaker the power to upset you, so why not just ignore it, why get upset.

...Holy Fuckmuppet Principle, Batman. Was this guy trying to be offensive? I dunno, sometimes people seem to think that panels need conflict to be good Never mind. Just read his con report; a case study in unexamined privilege. Lemme guess -- all those people in the room who surprised him by disagreeing: not predominantly straight white men, given what I remember of Arisia's complexion. Naturally he would be shocked, shocked I tell you, that people who are harmed by bigotry might not be able to divorce art from its artist, or "artistic" bigotry from its real, dangerous effect on the zeitgeist and law.