I know - I was/am appalled. I don't agree 100% with all the criticisms of Elizabeth Bear or others involved in this whole thing, but insisting that people out themselves and threatening to make sure they're never published ( I swear that's in there somwhere, or maybe that's just the way I interpreted her "shut up or else" message) takes the entire thing beyond acting like a brat on the internet and into real world consequences. It's bullying in its purest form, and considering the context and whom she's directing it at, it looks an awful lot like racist bullying.

ETA: No, let me rephrase that. It doesn't "look like" racist bullying. It is racist bullying. Directed at people she's openly dismissed as worthless.