Yup, that's basically where I was going with that, contrasting liberals with progressives. I'm just so frustrated and fed up with people thinking being nice and doing the bare minimum to not be an asshole entitles them to freedom from criticism. That it's so haaaard to not be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic that if anyone says one thing about their behavior (or anyone else's), you get back "because of those obnoxious, oversensitive (fill in the marginalized group here), I no longer care so much about (marginalized group's RL issues). Don't you people know you're attacking people on YOUR SIDE? Why not save it for the real enemies (i.e. people who are overtly *ist)".

I'm so fucking tired of that attitude I can't see straight. I'd almost rather someone who comes right out with it than someone who claims to be on my side and claims to be sensitive and then pulls shit like this. No, your belief that you're not sexist/not a rape apologist isn't more important than your fans' right to disagree with your creation without having your fans try to dredge up police reports of the rape they survived and your attendees' right to feel like they're not going to be attacked at the con they've just put down hard money to attend. No, your belief that racism and sexism are a thing of the past and there's real equality in the US (and therefore anyone who objects is just being "oversensitive") doesn't trump the evidence that's being shoved in your face (or the evidence of your own shitty behavior).

Fucking tl;dr but I'm over this shit right now.