The Consequences of Trying to Be Woke Enough
1st November 2020
I’ve said for a long time that even liberals should stop trying to be woke enough, because there is no such thing as woke enough. Last week brought that reminder to a group of unsuspecting women trying to put together a convention for some sort of sci-fi fan content (I may be wrong about what it actually is, because truthfully I have no idea, even after it was explained to me). After months of work, which included spending significant time trying to find “diverse” speakers and presenters, those in charge of the convention put out an open call for some.
To which the organizers were met with: “You’re just now trying to find diverse presenters?” The tickets were released simultaneously, and the prices listed alongside (which were always listed on their website) and suddenly the narrative was set: the group putting together the convention were racists and scam artists. It took all of twenty-four hours for Twitter bullies to force the cancellation of the convention, scrapping hundreds of hours of work on the part of the organizers.