There have been multiple racefails and not just in SPN. The one I got flamed in was for SGA. But Racefail was hugely formative for my understanding of race in media. It may be true that the person that you are arguing with on the internet does not learn anything, but I am extremely grateful to the many, many fans who wrote long, thoughtful, well argued comments picking apart all the different aspects, and to linking to other critical essays. I did a lot of reading and a lot of examining of myself even though I never posted (after the first, disastrous, time).
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