Activism, solidarity, and My Stuff

This is related to but not directly about recent fandom conversations about a racist AU and problematic approaches to hurt/comfort fic. 

And, as always when particular conversations come up in fandom, the same few reactions start to appear. 'Mob mentality', 'K, bored now', etc. Which has been addressed far more eloquently than I could hope for by ephemere.  I also like what furiosity had to say. The following is based on comments I've seen around, not made by people that I know personally.  

Here's the thing. ( this got a little long )