I see on my f-list that another round of discussion has opened in the ongoing debate of racism and privilege in fandom. I'm not commenting directly on anything said by anyone but seeing some of the same issues arise -- again -- prompts me to ramble about my thoughts and reactions.

( This is tl;dr stuff so I stuck my conclusion here at the beginning... )

Anyhow, I've been ruminating on this for a while and undoubtedly will for a long time to come. As this newest renewal of the race debate progresses, I expect to be challenged to keep an open mind and I want to have this to remind me of my thoughts and how I hope to develop as a human being.