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MynameisAllysonMitchell.ThisKilljoysKastleismyvisionandItake
responsibilityforit.Youraccusationsaretrue.TheKastleisaprojectof
myownvisionwithmyshortcomings,blindspots,humour,passion,
creativityandprivileges.TheKastleisbuilttobeaspaceofhorrorfor
manypeopleformanyreasons.Thisincludesthehorrorofwhitenessand
thehorrorofcisgenderedness..Theprojectbeganwithacommunity
consultationandwasbuiltbyateamofcollaboratingartistswhoallbelieve
init.Iamleeryoffallingintoapitofidentitypoliticsbyidentifyingthe
subjectivitiesandidentitiesofalltheartistswhoperformed,painted,
workshopped,stitchedandranerrandsforthisproject.
InKilljoy'sKastleIhaveattemptedtocreateanonoppressiveand
inclusivespace.Sayingthat,thespaceinsidethekastleisstillinformedby
thepoliticsandproblemsthatexistoutsideitswallssoitisnotperfect.As
well,itisahauntedhouseinwhichIamtryingtoplaywithstereotypes

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andrealitiesofsomeofthegreatestfearsheldaboutlesbiansand
feminists(asballbusters,carpetmunchers,indoctrinators,collaborators
andsoon).Ialsochosetorepresentsomeofthemoremonstrous
elementsoflesbianfeministmovements(suchasracistcultural
appropriators,genderbinaryorthodoxyprotectorsandselfrighteous
judgers).
WithlimitedsuccessIendeavoredtocreateanonracistandtrans*
inclusiveandaccessiblespace.Nosolventswereused72hoursbefore
thespaceopened.Thespacewasbuilttoaccommodatewheelchairsand
therewasanASLinterpreterattheopening.Attheentrancetothe
hauntedhousethereisasignthatsays"notransphobicsatanichumans
allowed",thereislightboardmessaginginthetunneloftwoadultwomen
inlovewhichreads"transwomenbelonghere(attheopeningthiswas
whisperedintheearsofthosewhocrawledintothespace).Thelibrary,
wheretheGenderStudiesProfessorandRiotGhoulDancepartytakes
place,includeslargepapermachereplicasofJulieSeranosWhipping
Girl:ATranssexualWomanonSexismandtheScapegoatingof
FemininityandAngelaDavisWomen,Race&Class,TrinTMinhas
Woman,Native,Other:WritingPostcolonialityandFeminism,andPatricia
HillCollinsBlackFeministThought:Knowledge,Consciousness,andthe
PoliticsofEmpowermentamongothers.Intheconstructionofthespace
Itriedtoreplaceessentialistrepresentationsofvaginasandvulvaswith
unexpectedonesaswellasworkwithadiversecrewofperformersand
representationsofbodiesinordertounderminewhiteness.Itakethe
criticismsandfeedbackoftheprojectinrelationtothisworkseriouslyand
happily.
Thehauntedhouseusesunsettlingimages,soundsandodours(asthere
wouldbeinanyhauntedhouse),inanattempttobescary.Areasthat
maybeofconcernare1.Theballbustaroom.Inthisroomthereare
basketsofcastplastertrucknutz.Incaseyouarenotfamiliarwithtruck
nutztheyareplastictesticlesthepeoplehangfromthebackoftheir
vehicles.Playingonthestereotypeofthe"ballbustingdyke"Icastthe
trucknutzinwhiteplasterandsomearepulverized.TheDemented
WomensStudiesProfessorguidesprovideacontextfortheballbusta
andclearlyindicatesthatthesenutsarethesymbolictypethatrepresent
akindofposturingofwhitemasculinitythatweusuallyseedanglingfrom
thebackofapickuptruckgoing100km/hrdownthehighway.Theguide
tellspeoplethatthenutzrepresenttheintersectingoppressionsofwhite
patriarchalrulebeingsmashed.2.Thereisasignintheentrancethat
says"beware:don'ttripovertheseveredpenises".Thisisareferenceto
queerculturaliconHotHeadPaisanbyDianneDimassaanditistheone
signthatflagsthefearthatfeministsaresymboliccastrators.Othersigns
saythingslike"danger:sinkingpitofidentitypolitics","warning:lesbian
performanceart","becareful:hairbraidingandbackticklingindoctrinators
ahead""don'tsliponthepussyjuice"andsoon.Noneofthesesignsare
meanttobetakenliterally.IwillpostthefullscriptthatIwroteforthe
dementedwomensstudiesprofessorguidessoon.
AsforMorganSeassuggestion,Iloveherideaofalez/transwomanpot
luck/makeoutsessionandproposethatittakesplaceinthehaunted
house.
IapologizetoKalmplexandMelanieforunrulyperformerswhoweretoo
forcefulwiththeirglitter.Whathappenedtoyouwiththesparkleswas
reallywrong.Iapologizetoeveryoneforthedamagingrepresentationof
thezombiewhitegirlTemagamitreehuggerwithdreadsandchains.She
isburiedandwillneverreturn.
TheKastleisanartproject.Thespaceandconceptarehauntedbythe
undeadghostsandspiritsofthewhitenessandtransmisogynyof
feminismspastandpresentaswellas,theiconographiesofqueerand
feministarthistoriesandactivistspiritsthatwillnotdie.Itismeanttobe
anaptandsymbolicfuneralfordeadanddyinglesbianfeministmonsters
aswellasaplacetocatharticallyfacefears,selfcritiqueand
contradictions.AsthetshirtsinthegiftshopreadImWithProblematic.
Whilenoteveryonelikestheprocessingroomitseemstoexceedthe
boundariesofthespaceandittoowillnotdieandliveforeveronfacebook

andbeyond.
Eternalloveandpleasekeeponkillingthejoy.
IknowthatImgoingtoBoo!
Allyson
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417peoplelikethis.
AndieShabbarTotallyamazeballs.Youandyourteamofkilljoysrock!
October20,2013at11:45amLike

KimKozziThankyouAllyson
October20,2013at11:45amLike
SlySarkisovaThesemomentsaresuperimportantforusalltoengagein
thoughtandconversationaboutelementsthatcouldbeproblematic.No
doubtthisprojectwasaverythoughtfulone(Iheard2yrsindevelopment)
andmeanttohelpusexaminelongstandingtensionsandproblematics.The
pointsraisedbyattendeesarevalidandmyhopeisthatwithyourinviting
andpositiveresponse,Allyson,wecanallhaveconversationsamongsteach
otherthatexaminehowtotackleissuesofreproducingwhiteness,
confrontingtransmisogyny,ableismandclassspecifically.Thankyoufor
addressingthisandcontinuingtheconversationandreflectiveprocess!
October20,2013at11:50amEditedLike

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KevinHeggeIthinkyoudidanamazingjob,AllysonMitchell.Itwasclearto
methatyouaren'tEveryPersonbutwentoutofyourwaytoregardand
respectallvisitorstothespace&theircomfortability.Letthisbealessonfor
selfproclaimednonfeministswhoseprioritiesareexpensiveshoesnotto
visitexperimental/experientialspaces.
October20,2013at11:53amLike

ShannonScanlanKeepupandkeepon....Iwassinfullydelighted....ireally
appreciatedalloftheeffortthatwasmadetobeinclusiveandinterrogate
stereotypes....thiswillliveoninmymindforeverprobablybecauseofthe
greatmessy,edgycontentiousnessthatmakesforsuperbart.Cheerstoyou
andyourghouls!
October20,2013at11:59amLike

LukasBlakkHeyKevin,Idon'tthinkthat'safairoraccuratesummationofthe
person'sexperienceandtheKilljoyKastleisnotonlyforselfidentified
feministstoexperience.Allysonworkedhardonthisprojectandonanopen
tocritiqueresponsehere,let'snotderailthisdiscussionwithadhominem
attacksonthosewhoputforwardideasandfeelingsabouttheirlived
experience.
October20,2013at12:02pmLike

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AnnaWolkThanksforthis,Iaminaweofyouandthisprojectandyour
explanation/responseheretosomeofthecriticismisspoton.Thankyou,and
ifanyonewantstojoininacarpoolfromNYCwearethinkingabouttryingto
makeithappen!!
October20,2013at12:07pmLike 1
KevinHeggeTrueLukasBlakk.
October20,2013at12:07pmLike

MeganAarghniceal!anepicinstallation/performancepiecefollowedbya
sensitive,intelligent,andrespectfulresponseandinvitationtocritique.
consummatepro...
October20,2013at12:10pmLike 11
MarcCeeAllyson,yourprojectwasepic,braveandmagnificent.Bravo!
October20,2013at12:13pmLike 2
EvanVipondThanks,Allyson.Trulyincrediblework.It'sashamesomany
peoplearejudgingitbeforewitnessingit.Aswithallartists,you'redamnedif
youdoandyou'redamnedifyoudon't.Ithinkthehauntedhousedida
fantasticjobofshowingtheshortcomingsofsecondwavefeminism
October20,2013at12:15pmLike 4
JadeGarnetI'mnotsureIhavetheenergytoproperlyrespondtothis,butI
dohaveonepointthatIfeelit'sveryimportanttomakeandthatitbe
understood.
WhenaCAFABpersonofanygendersaystransphobia,itisnotimmediately
clearthattheyarealsotalkingabouttransmisogyny.WhenaCAFABperson
says"trans*inclusive"Ihavenogoodwillleftinthecommunitytoallowfor
theassumptionthatthispersonintendstoincludeme,andIstronglysuspect
mosttranswomenandotherCAMABtrans*peoplefeelthesame.
WhenIvisitedthehouselastnight,Ididappreciatethatthereamessagethat

"transwomenbelonghere",butmostlyinthesensethattheonlyplaceyou
couldreceiveitwasbyclimbingastaircasethatcreatedanaccessibility
barrier,crawlingdownaconfinedtunnel(anotheraccessibilitybarrier)ina
spaceIwasalreadynotfeelingsafein,andpresumablyonopeningnight,
havethe"secretmessage"whisperedinyourear.Ifeltthatyes,thiswasvery
reflectiveofthecommunity,thoughI'mnotentirelysurethatwastheintention.
October20,2013at12:19pmLike 12
KellyBettyThankyouAllyson!Iwentlastnightandlovedit!Amazingwork!
October20,2013at12:23pmLike

KalmplexSeenKevinHeggedon'tletmyexpensiveshoeskickuintheass.
Immorethanslightappaulledaturresponsetomylivedexperience.
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StephSchemRogersonallysonmitchellisnottheenemy.
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JadeGarnetSeriously,whothehellsaidshewas?Doesbeinganally
instantlyeliminateallneedforresponsibilityandaccountability?Oh,right.Of
courseitdoes.Howsillyofme.
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MichaelCainesI'msupersupersuperbummedoutIammissingthis!
October20,2013at1:25pmLike
JadeGarnetNottalkingaboutAllysonforamoment,butinregardtomanyof
thecommentsthusfar:Thisissomeopenlyhostile,racist,transmisogynistic
shitrighthere.Thenumberofpeoplejumpingintoinstantlycongratulate
Allysonwithoutfurtheranalysisformakinganyresponseatallis
overwhelming.Thisthreadisnotabouthowawesomeyouthoughttheshow
was.Stopmakingitaboutthat.
October20,2013at1:30pmLike

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KevinHeggeHey@kalmplexSeenIapologizefortryingtominimizeor
reduceyourlivedexperience.Personally,Ifoundyoupresentedjustasmany
problematicsinyourcritiqueasyouyourselfclaimedtohaveexperiencedat
thehauntedhousewhichifindtooirritatingandfrustratingtoengagewithin
thisenvironment.Ishouldfollowmygutandtrytoexpressandexperience
mypositioncreativelythroughcreatingmyownartwork,ratherthanusingthe
blogospheretocritiqueandattackotherspeopleswork.Idohoweverthink
youraisedmanyimportantissuesthatarefartoofrequentlyignoredand
underexploredintheseenvironments,andrespectyourdecisiontousethis
mediumtocreatethatconversation.Irespectyoursandanypersonsdecision
tospeakupatallcostsandonallissuesthatreflectyourexperience.Ihope
youacceptmyapologyforsinglingoutthatpartofyourcritiquebutofferto
youmysubjectivesuggestiontomorecarefullynavigatethenatureofyour
rhetoricwhenyouchoosetodoso(especiallywhenitcomestotheviolent
rhetoricwhichyouaresoquicktoutilize).Anyhoodetailsasideapology
offeredandnohardfeelinghopefully.Iwouldfullylovetheopportunityto
engagewithyouaroundtheseissuesonapersonallevel!Ithinkyoumadea
lotofgreatpoints.
October20,2013at1:31pmLike

RMVaughanartisnotaserviceindustry(onlythepayisthesame)
October20,2013at2:20pmLike 30
GeorgeRallisMyexperiencewasnaughty,nice,expansive,sexy,dirtyand
"thanktheGoddesssomeonedidthis".It'sanexcellentstarttoexposingan
underground,subsocialconversationthatshouldbehappeningnowand
always.ThankyouAllysonMitchell.
October20,2013at2:35pmLike 1
AsamAhmadWhileIdeeplyappreciateAllyson'sresponse,thenumberand
toneofthecongratulatoryresponsesheresuggestmanyfolksthinkthis
shouldbetheendofthisconversationandnotthebeginning.Wecan
celebrateAllyson'sbrilliancewhilestillholdingthisprojectaccountableand
sittingwiththeuncomfortablenessithasbroughtupformanyfolks.Allyson's
postisincrediblyclarifying,butasthisisanartproject,thefactthatallofthis
evenverballyneedstobeclarifiedisinasenseanindicationthattheartitself
isnotconveyingthesemessages,orisbeingreceived/readdifferently.We
don'tneedtolookatsuchfailureasinherentlybadfailurescanalsobe
incrediblyproductiveandhelpuslaythegroundworkformovingthrough
someofthedifficultthingsithasbroughtup.
October20,2013at2:38pmLike 60
FreddieSEArpsKevinHegge,pleasereadagainLukasBlakkresponse
aboutnotderailingthisdiscussioninadhominemattacks,especiallywhen
youdon'twanttoengagebecauseengagingwouldbe'tooirritatingand
frustrating...inthisenvironment.'Notonlydoyouattackagain,youalso
defendyourselfnottakingthetimetosubstantiateanyofyourstatements.
YourattitudetowardsKalmplexissurprisingandfrustrating.

Whywouldyoustate'...asyouyourselfclaimedtohaveexperienced'?
Claiminghasaconnotationofthestatementperhapsnotbeingtrue.Areyou
sayingyoudon'tbelievetheyhadthisexperience?
WhywouldyouportrayKalmplexspeakingupinavery,verycommonspace
ofpoliticaldiscussionfacebookas"speakingupatallcostsandonall
issues..."?Youarepaintingthemasatroublemakerfornoreasonatall.
Youproceedwithasmallapology(forwhat,btw?forsinglingthemout?And
notforyouradhominemattack?!),followedbywhatyoucalla"suggestion"
aboutnavigatingtheviolentnatureoftheirrhetoric.Howdoyouknowthey
haven'tverycarefullychosenthewaytheyresponded?Itispatronizingto
suggestthattheyhaven't.
Youyourselfhavenotshownawillingnesstoengage*atall*withthe
experiencesoftransmisogynyandracialisationthattookplaceforatleasttwo
people.Whynotengageand*show*ushowyouthinknavigatingthenature
ofone'srhetoricisdone?
Youalsoclaimtherewasviolentrhetoricwithoutevenpointingtowhatwords
orsentencesweresoviolent.Ididn'tseeany.Pleasegiveexamplesordon't
accuse.
So,herewego,whatdidyouthinkofMorgan'sideaofapotluckandkissin
withcisandtranswomen?
Doyouthinkitisenoughtohavebooksaroundbodiesofcolourto
underminewhiteness?DoyoumaybethinkwecouldhaveaBLOCKORAMA
nightwhereLBTQPOCcancomeinandtransformthewholeplace(not
destroyobs)maybeputothersculpturesinplaceofthedreadlocked
zombie?
AnumberofPOCnightseven.WithDJBlackCatandJoJoFlores.Farrah
Khan,DavidLewis,AlyssaAssomani,MonicaRoberts,SabMeynertand
SyrusMarcusWare...HowwouldtheKastlelook?
Ordoesthatsoundliketoomuchofanightmare?:)
October20,2013at2:57pmLike

MeganAarghitseemsallysonishappytohavethispieceactasacatalyst
forfurtherdiscussion.idon'tknowifthewholepieceneedstobealteredor
reinventedimmediately(thoughallyson'sworkisalmostalways
representativeofherownlearningandevolution)toallowthediscussionto
evolve.whileitistruethatitseemslikesomepeoplejustdon'twantto
engage,thatistheirprerogative,anddoesnotmeanthatthediscussionmust
nowendiftheycan'tbeprovokedintoengaging.manypeoplearestilltrying
tocatchupwiththeacademicsandpoliticsthathaveexplodedoutofsome
veryreallifeexperiencesandsomeveryreallives.
October20,2013at3:05pmEditedLike

JadeGarnetTrue,butthemajorityofthepeoplereplyinginthisthreadare
not.
October20,2013at3:00pmLike
KevinHeggeThosesoundlikefantastic,proactive,andengagingideas
FreddieArps,absolutely.TobeclearIwasonlyreferringtoKalmplex'soffer
to"kickmyass"whenireferredtoviolentrhetoric,andalsotryingtoextenda
sincereapologyforminimizingtheexperienceofsomeoneirespectand
havebeenaquatintedwithovermanyyears.Iextendfurthermyapologyto
youforitappearingasotherwisemotivated,orasanopportunitytocontinue
anonlineback&forth.Itsfortheseveryreasonsthatitsbetterformeto
engageinpersonwhendealingwiththesetypesofexchanges!
October20,2013at3:03pmLike
MeganAarghsorry,hitreturnbeforeiwasfinishedmythoughts
October20,2013at3:06pmLike 1
DavidMachenWoodwardAllwehaveiswordsandtheirimplications.Oh,
andfear.Probablyeveryoneinthisthreadspeaksinratiosoffear,intention
andhope.ButIliketoreadbetweenthelinestoseeeveryone'sdesiretobe
understoodandrecognized.
October20,2013at3:11pmLike
DavidMachenWoodwardIfyouaredeterminedtomisreaditdoesnotmatter
whatyouarereading.Whatyousayspeaksvolumesofyourdesire,ifnot
yourexpectationofdisappointment.
October20,2013at3:18pmLike
JadeGarnetKevin:Notallviolenceisphysical,andyouroriginalcomment
aboutKalmplex'sshoeswasitselfanactofviolence.Maybeyoushouldn'tbe
soquicktocondemnanotherperson'sexpressionofvalidfrustrationwhen
youdon'tevenhaveyourownviolenceundercontrol.Andareyouseriously
notawareofhowyourcommentsevokeahistoryofblackandotherpeopleof

colourbeingtoldtheyarebeingtooaggressiveand"violent"wheneverthey
expresstheirfrustration?Imean,holyshit.
October20,2013at3:19pmLike

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HeatherBrownOhmygod,bringthistoVancouver!!!!
October20,2013at3:29pmLike

DavidMachenWoodwardAsam,didyouintendtodeleteyourcomment
interleavingmine(above)?
October20,2013at3:29pmLike
AsamAhmadNo,David.Afteryoueditedyoursminedidn'treallymake
senseandIdidn'tfeelitwouldbeproductivetoleaveitthere.
October20,2013at3:31pmLike
HeatherBrownLesstalk,morerock!
October20,2013at3:31pmLike 2
JadeGarnetHeatherBrown:Fuckoff!
October20,2013at3:32pmEditedLike

GeorgeRallisIthoughtthisthreadwasaboutananalysisofyourpersonal
experiencewiththisartevent?Ijustreadalotofpeoplecorrectingother's
experiencesas"wrong"becauseitdoesnotmeshwiththeirownintractable
expressions.Let'shavesomeflexibilityofopinion.Thereisalotof"I'mright,
you'rewrong".Thisdoesnothingtofurtherthisdiscussion.Nothingatall.
Don'tberate,educate.
October20,2013at3:32pmLike

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HeatherBrownDoesn'ttakemuchtoscratchthesurfaceofcivility.Maybe
everyoneshouldstoptakingthemselvesSOseriously,andtrytotonedown
theanger.
October20,2013at3:34pmLike

GeorgeRallisCivilityiswatersoluble.
October20,2013at3:35pmLike

HeatherBrownItseemslikeeveryoneisjustwaitin'forsomethingto
combativeabout.
October20,2013at3:36pmLike

JadeGarnetYEP.ANGRYTRANNY,THAT'SME.Youenteredanin
progressdiscussionabouttheexperiencesofpeopleofcolourandtrans
womeninrelationtothisevent,andACTIVELYtrytoshutitdown,and
accuseMEofbeinguncivil?Seriously,pissoff.
October20,2013at3:36pmLike

DavidMachenWoodwardAsamOk...ExceptIdidn'teditmine.Imerely
repliedtoyours.Ahwell.
October20,2013at3:37pmLike
HeatherBrownYougonnabeanangrytrannyyourwholelife,becauseit
willjustmakeyousickandyouwillbetheonlyonetosuffer,atthatpoint.
October20,2013at3:38pmLike
DavidMachenWoodwardBtwisitstillcalled"SHOUTING"?
October20,2013at3:38pmLike
SusanKennedyWeallneedasenseofhumour.Whichishardwhen
everyday,peopleareretraumatizedbyasocietywhoisinsanely
xenophobic.Weneedtosupporteachother.Policingeveryactionand
attemptinganutopiaofahorrorhouseshouldn'tbethepoint.Allyson
Mitchell,youaretrulyinspiringartist,whoworksdamnhardatwhatyoudo.
It'seasytocritique,dismissandjudge.What'shardisthework.Feminismhas
beenplaguedwiththesehorriblecutthroatnaysayersforever.Bringonthe
potluck/makeoutsession!
October20,2013at3:38pmLike 8
HeatherBrownWell,yourconvoappearedonmyfacebookpage,andsaid
nadaaboutitbeinganinprogresschat.Sorrytoaddfueltoyourfire.
October20,2013at3:40pmLike
JadeGarnetThisisshitisallbusted.Allyoupeopleneedtoallreadthis.
https://www.facebook.com/events/166258290234212/permalink/1725474796
05293/
Itdoesn'ttalkaboutmyownexperiences,butI'mexperiencingsomething
similarrightnow.Youpeopleareallimplicated.(I'malsoimplicatedin
racism,butatleastIknowit.)Fuckthisshit.I'mout.
October20,2013at3:42pmLike 1
LluviaNitzayeWTFHeatherBrown.Takeyourtransphobiaandliberalism
somewhereelse.
October20,2013at3:55pmLike 10

HeatherBrownwhatdoestransphobicmean?AmItransitioningintoaphobiaor
outofone?
October20,2013at3:56pmLike
HeatherBrownIfeellikeIamtransitioningintoafearofstudentsfromYork!
October20,2013at3:57pmLike
HeatherBrownHappyHalloweeneveryoneandkeepupthegoodwork
Allyson.
October20,2013at3:58pmLike
ElliotRoseWow!Thisprojectsoundsincredible.IonlywishIcouldsewitin
person.
October20,2013at3:59pmLike

JadeGarnetIwasabouttocomebacktoaddonelastwordaboutnot
parrotingbackslurspeopleusetorefertothemselves,butIliterallyhaveno
wordsnow.Thisisnakedtransmisogynyrighthere.
October20,2013at4:01pmLike

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MaggieMacDonaldTheinternetissoinadequateforworkingthroughthese
things.Wow.
October20,2013at4:33pmLike

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JadeGarnetTheworldisinadequateforworkingthroughthesethings.I
don'tknowanythingaboutyouandyourlife,butI'mgoingtogooutonalimb
andguessit'scisandwhiteprivilegeifyoudon'thavetoseethisanywhere
else.
October20,2013at5:41pmLike

MeganAarghiwasjustlamentingtheinternet'slimitsandthedamageit
doestorealcommunication.Also,pleaseconsidertheideathatAllyson
kindasaiditallandthatmaybepeopledon'thavemuchmoretoadd.she
wasprettythoroughanddiligentand,ithought,veryrespectfuland
considerate...mayberereadwhatAlwrote.youcanguessbymyprofilepic
howiidentifyifyouwannacomeatmewiththatstuff
October20,2013at5:46pmLike

JadeGarnetMegan:Thethingis,AllysondidNOTsayitall.AsAsamsaid
earlier,thefactthatabunchofCAFABwhitepeoplethinkthisendinsteadof
thebeginningoftheconversationisaHUGEpartoftheproblem.Andas
Aemiliusarticulatedsowell,itispeoplelikeyouwhomakeAllyson'sworkso
uncomfortableandproblematicforus.
October20,2013at5:53pmEditedLike

HeatherBrownthenmakeyourownshowandtelleveryonehowyoufeel.
It'snotAllyson'sjobasanartisttorepresenttheworld.Shecanonly
representherself.
October20,2013at5:54pmLike

HeatherBrownandherexperienceintheworld.Justlikeyou.
October20,2013at5:55pmLike
ShuAahJadeGardiner:Thankyoujustthankyou!
Asforthisthread,itisincrediblytellinghowfolkswouldsoonercongratulate
theapologyofawhite/whitepassingcisperson(alsoawhite/whitepassing
womanwhichisimportanttomentionastheirtearsaremadeofrainbows
andunicornkisses)andmoveonthantohavetohearaboutthesepesky
peoplewhoareneverhappyandalwaysgunningforthewhitesupremes
whodoalltheworkandnever...neverever..getthecredittheydeserve.I
meanpapermachebooksbyBlackauthorsy'all!c'mon!
Therealityisthesehorrorsyouchosetospeakon/representarehorrors
facedbythosewhobyvirtueofexistinginthisheterosexistwhitesupremacist
ablebodiedworldare"marginalized".I'dliketothankyouforacknowledging
andtryingtoopenupadialogue...ireallywould,butthisshitshouldhave
happenedpriortotheevent(s)inquestion.Nowthatyou'veAGAINlearned
fromtheexperiencesofthoseyousoughttoallywithandyetagaingained
enlightenment,whatareyournextstepstowardshealingthecommunityyou
areaccountableforasanartistandasafellowcommunityperson?whatare
thefollowupsthatwilladdresstheseeventsaswellaseventssimilarto
thesesothattheyminimizethefurtherretraumatizationofthoseinThe
Margins.
likeit'sfinetowritesuchawellwordedapologybutwhat'snext?
October20,2013at5:55pmLike 20
DavidMachenWoodwardWow/yowch?I'mnotCAFAB,myself.BioBoywho
lookedat"reassignment"quiteseriously,butmakingastandasanXYguy.
I'mlookingforwardtoseeingthisshowkickoff(ifnotkickover)alotofdebate
andresponse.TherecanbenofinalstatementandIneverhadanysense

thiswasthecaseforanyoneinvolved.Wheredoesthatconceptevencome
from,ifnotinstitutionalthoughtthatoppressesmost(ifnotall)ofus?
October20,2013at5:56pmLike

JadeGarnetOh,Iforgotaboutthemens.
October20,2013at5:57pmLike

DavidMachenWoodwardStillhere,sorry.NotSorry,justsorryyouforgot.
October20,2013at5:57pmLike

JadeGarnetSeriouslyhow,asacisdude,isthisprojectaboutlesbian
feminismevenaboutyouonanylevel?Feelfreetokeepdemandingspace
though.
October20,2013at5:59pmLike

DavidMachenWoodwardAsanally,Idon'tneedtoseemyselftobe
engagedbythesubject.Ifellcompletelyheadoverheelsyearsbackwith
DianneDimassa'sfictionalwarriorandfriendsandtrytobalanceoutthe
baggagemybody/imagecarrieswithmypoliticsandinteractions.Idon'thave
tosupportseperatistpoliticstorespectthesenseofneedtheyareinspired
by.Ihavenotforgottentheworldisnotmadeofpeoplelikeme,butunfairly
shapedbypeoplewhomaylooklikeme.Idon'tpretendmyexistence
automaticallychangesanythingforyou,either.Butlikeyou,Iaskforrespect,
nottolerance.
October20,2013at6:05pmEditedLike

DavidMachenWoodward(editedfortypo)
October20,2013at6:05pmLike
LluviaNitzayeShoutouttothe250peoplethatthoughtthis"apology"was
enough.Iseeyou!
October20,2013at6:07pmLike

MeganAarghimeantshe"saiditall"intermsofaddressingtheconcerns
andcriticismofthework.nobodycouldpossiblysayitallinregardsto
transmysogynyandracisminlesbianfeministcultureandpolitics...butthere
arealwayssomewhowilltry...
October20,2013at6:07pmLike

FreddieSEArpsJadeGardiner,thankyouforstayinginthediscussion.I
wasworkingsoIcouldn'tbepartofitmuch.
HeatherBrown,couldyoupleasethinkagainaboutwhatyoumeantwhen
yousaid'makeyourownshow'?
InthecontextofwhatAllysonMitchellputforth,namelythatthespacewas
meanttobeforustoo,andbyusImeantrans*people,andespeciallytrans
womenbecausetheyfacestrongtransmisogyny,yourcommentisplainsilly.
Youcommentisabsurd.THISisOURshowtoo.ItisaboutUS.
EvenifAllysonhadnotspecificallyincludedus,itwouldSTILLbeOURshow.
October20,2013at6:17pmEditedLike

NicBravoWow.
October20,2013at6:19pmLike

FreddieSEArpsMorganhadagreatideainresponsetothelackofspace
fortranswomenintheKastle.
IgaveacoupletohaveLBTPOCmakeittheirspace.
Thatiswhatyoucandotofurtherthediscussion.
Don'tsilenceus,whetherwearetrans*orPOCorboth.
Andifanyonewhoistrans*oraPOCisreallyangryandneedstoshout,well,
as@AemiliousMilosaid,thereisLOTStobeangryaboutandreasons
aplentytoshout.
Letthem.Andlisten.
October21,2013at3:34pmEditedLike

JadeGarnetIthinkalotofpeopleprobablythinkthisisjustaconversation
ontheInternetanditdoesn'treallymatteranditdoesn'treallyreflectonthe
event.Thethingis,THISistheproblem.Everythingthat'shappeningright
here,rightnow.
Peopledomakemistakes,andIgetthat.Lordknows,I'vemadeenough
mistakesalongtheway.So,I'mactuallygladAllysonismakingsomeeffortto
beaccountable.It'sthefactofalltheCAFABwhitepeople(andacisdude,
mustn'teverforgetthemen)areputtinginsomuchcollectiveefforttoshut
downourvoicesintheaccountabilityprocess.Ifitwasn'tforallthepeople
tellingustoshutupanddealwithit,wewould'vetakencareofalotofthis
stuffalongtimeago.
October20,2013at6:32pmEditedLike 6

FreddieSEArpsI'mgladAllyssonhasnowtakenabackseatagain.
Thatishowyoulistenandparticipate.
AndI'mstill:passingwhite(mixedbutidentifyaswhite),nonbinarytrans,often
passingmasculineandprivileged.
It'sdifficulttotakeabackseatandbesupportivesothatothersdon'tfeelcompletely
ontheirown.
Becausethiskindofconversationsilencesmany.
October21,2013at3:35pmEditedLike

LauraBrightwellHeather,"Yougonnabeanangrytrannyyourwholelife,
becauseitwilljustmakeyousickandyouwillbetheonlyonetosuffer,at
thatpoint."
Thatisthekindoftransphobic,disgustingcommentIwouldexpectfroma
cowardlycommenteronapublicsite,notfromsomeonewhoisapparently
insidethequeercommunityandmayidentifyasaqueerpersonorally.
Shameonyou.
October20,2013at6:31pmLike

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LenaPetersThisthreadisscary.Ifitdisplaysanythingit'sthatRacismand
transphobiaarenot"ghosts"offeministmovementspast.Theydon'twriggle
outifwe'renotontopofthemtheyarealiveandwell.Whatsterrifyingisthat
somanywhite,cisgenderedfeministsaresopleasedwiththeirneedsbeing
metbythepiecetheyarereadytoletthisapologywashallthe"badjuju"
away.
Alsothat"Expensiveshoe"commentreallyhadmewantingtokick
somebodiesasstoo.
October20,2013at6:35pmLike

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KalmplexSeenSoimawriteanabreviateversionofthecommentijustlost
butessentialyitwentsomethinglikethis:
Soasablackpersonidon'tappreciatepeoplemostnoteablywhitepolicing
myecpressionoftheracismiencounterfromthem.SpecificallyKevinHegge
sinceurfirstresponsetomyexperiencewastotellmeishouldn'tenter
experimentalartshowscuziwearyeezy's&am
Notaselfprofessedfeministremindmetonotwalkdownchurchstreetor
attendpridecuztheybothaswhiteasthehauntedhouse.Udon'tlikemy
observationoftheeventwellihaveafingeroneachofmyhandsthatare
standingupforthatbs.Iwrotetheblogbecauseiwasn'tgonnaletthatshit
slide.Iveneverbeenonetoshyawayfromcallingpeopleoutontheircracker
shit*there'sawikipediadefinitionforutoquietlylookupiftheuseofthat
wordfrustratesu.Whitedon'tgettotellmehowtoreacttotheirracism
becausemyreactionmakesthemfeeluncomfortable_____________/there
areseveralseatsucantakeforthat.
Ifuwannabeinclusivetryharder.Ifujustwannamakeartforthewhitegaze
soucancontinuetohaveacirclejerkabouturbrilliancethat'sfinejustlabel
itassuchsoweblack,poc&indeginouspeoplecandecideifwewanttobe
assaultwithsomekindabullshitforthenight.Imyselfwouldpreferawarning
soicandigureouthowtomentallyarmourmyselfforantiblackracism
otherwisenoneaswhitesupremacistviewpoints.
October20,2013at6:41pmLike 34
NicBravo^^^yep
October20,2013at6:46pmLike

FreddieSEArps"...mentallyarmourmyself..."
Wellsaid.
October20,2013at6:58pmLike

HeatherBrownActually,thatpersoncalledthemselvesan"angrytranny."I
wasrespondingtothat.Iactuallydothinkanyonewhoissoangryatthedrop
ofahat,"tranny"ornot,willeventuallybecomephysicallysick.
October20,2013at7:05pmLike
HeatherBrownIamalittletiredofthenamecalling.It'snodifferentthan
bulliesintheschoolyard.Antithis,antithat,phobicthis,phobicthat.Come
on.
October20,2013at7:08pmLike 1
HeatherBrownForyourinfo,Iwas"in"the"community"whenIlivedin
Toronto.Youdon'tknoweverything.
October20,2013at7:08pmLike
HeatherBrownHiFreddie:ImeantthatJadeseemstohaveaverystrong
senseofherselfandalottosay,butseemstobehighlycriticalofother
sayingwhattheythink.So,maybesheshouldexpressitartisticallyifshe

feelsshe'snotbeingrepresented.It'snotAllyson'sjobasanartisttomake
everyonehappy.
October20,2013at7:14pmEditedLike

HeatherBrownIhopeyouallenjoytherestofyourSunday.Lookslikealot
ofusspentitonthecomputer.WhichImustsayisquiteaprivilege.Thanks
all.
October20,2013at7:16pmLike

IszEllisWOWOWOWOWOWOW
SoIwasactuallykindoflookingforwardtothisdiscussionsincepeople
seemed*relatively*receptivetoeachotherwhen*some*ofthesepoints
werebroughtupinadifferentthread?Mynavetstillknowsnobounds.
Ihaven'tgonetotheactualeventandIactuallywantedto,despiteeverything,
butInowwouldhavedifficultyfeelingwelcome.
October20,2013at7:50pmLike
JadeGarnetWell,whenAllysonrespondedtoourconcerns,itgaveussome
perceivedlegitimacyandallthepeoplewhodidn'tcarethatmuchbefore
suddenlybecameuncomfortableandfelttheyneededtodefendAllyson,and
byassociation,theirownprivilege.
October20,2013at8:15pmEditedLike

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NoahAdamsShaneHirotoK
October20,2013at8:40pmLike
AdellaPierreLookslikethisisSOMEREALARTb/citcertainlyhasmany
talkingwhichisimportant.TOLISTENisalsoimportant.Hmmm,ihavenot
beenabletoattendallysonbutIreallywantedtocheckitoutb/cIreallylove
yourwork.....Itwouldhavebeengr8formetomakemyownjudgement
)).......andialsoagreewithkalmplexthatwedoneedtoMENTALLY
ARMOURourselvesb/cracismkicksourbuttsdailywithorwithoutexpensive
shoes.Allysonissomeonethatmanyofuslove&areinspiredbysoIam
pleasedtoseethatshegetsthis&i'mcertainthatshewillusethis
experienceasanopportunitytocreateevenbetterART))Sorrytoseethe
discoursedegenerateinto"battle"Peopletendtostoplisteningthen.
October20,2013at8:44pmEditedLike

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HeidiNagtegaalI'mWithProblematic,Too.xoxo
October20,2013at9:15pmLike

ShuAah*smdh*
October20,2013at9:31pmLike

KalmplexSeenLetthecirclejerkcontinue...Ifuactuallyreadmyreviewu'd
noticethatididtalkaboutthestuffiwaspleasedabout...Butpleasedon'tlet
meinterruptursession.
October20,2013at9:37pmLike 8
ErellaLaBeaubellaBravoAllyson,Wellsaid.
October20,2013at9:48pmLike

LluviaNitzayehttp://fuckyeahcracker.tumblr.com/
October20,2013at10:10pmLike 2
AllisonBigwigBarkerReadtheoriginalstatus&thecommentsthread,and
justgonnasaythere'sonecritiquehereoftheoriginalstatusididn'tsee,and
that'stheartistsbeliefthatthey'resomehow"above"identitypolitics...
"Iamleeryoffallingintoapitofidentitypoliticsbyidentifyingthe
subjectivitiesandidentitiesofalltheartistswhoperformed,painted,
workshopped,stitchedandranerrandsforthisproject."
Identitypoliticsisn'tapit.It'sainterpersonal/relationalpractice,and
somethingwe'realwaysdoing.AllysonisSTILLpracticingidentitypoliticsby
notaccreditingeveryoneinvolved:theidentitysheisembodyingisvery
commonincapitalism,andisthebasisofbrand/namebuilding.Bynot
allowingthosewhoworkedtobeknown,Allysonevokestheidentityofthe
auteur,andturnseveryoneintonamelessnobodies,who'slaborcanbeco
optedforhercareerasan"artist".
So...yeah!Idon'tlikethewayAllysondeploystheterm"identitypolitics"
Herquotereadstomelike"Yeah,iwouldgivepeoplecreditforthework
they'vedone,butirathernotbeoneofthosehorrible'identitypolitics'
people"...andthere'sawholehistoryofmarginalizedgroupsbeing
dismissedonthatbasis.Anyhoo!That'smyonlycritique,causeitlookslike
y'allhavecoveredthewhitesupremacy/transmisogynyprettywell,hey?
October20,2013at10:51pmEditedLike 3
TessYardneyGottawonderabouttheexperience/execution/visionofthe
hauntedhousewhenthemostvocalsupportersarebigotedassholes.
October20,2013at10:27pmLike 4

ChristinaZeidlerHeatherBrownyourcommentsonthisthreadareincreadibly
antagonistic!Itreallyfeelslikemanicdenial.Ijustwanttoletallthepeoplewhoare
tryingtohaverealdiscussion,abouttheirthoughtsandreactionstothepeice,know
thattheircommentsandcritiquesarenotentirelyfallingondeafears.Asoneofthe
participatingperformers,Iamfindingitincreadiblyimportant.Thankyou!
October20,2013at10:46pmLike

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AliJEisnerAllysonMitchellforMayorofToronto.xo
October20,2013at10:49pmLike

LluviaNitzayehttp://fuckyeahcracker.tumblr.com/.../somethingimade...
October20,2013at10:52pmLike

ToriSmithlluviaNitzayeI'moneofthe250pluspeoplewho"liked"
Allyson'spostbutdon'tmisinterpretthatasmethinkingthatwhatshesaid
was"enough."Ihaven'tseentheshowyetsoIcan'tcommentbutIDOthink
thiscritique,dialogue,debate,angerisamazing,facsinating,upsetting,
exhilerating,thoughtprovoking,challenging...whenI"liked'herresponseI
wasn'tsayingitwas"enough."Ireadhercommentnotasanapologybutas
ownershipofherbiasesetcandelaborationofherintentions.Idon'tthink
she'stryingtoshutanyonedownshe'slettingeveryoneyellateachother
withoutintervening...noteasyI'msure.(ToobadFBdoesn'thavemore
choicesthanlike/unlike...noroomfornuance!)
October20,2013at11:59pmLike

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MeganAarghthisthreadisneitherthebeginningnortheendofthe
discussion...
October21,2013at12:07amLike

JadeGarnetBytheby,Allyson.I'mnotsureIshouldevenbotherwithallthe
naked,rawtransmisogynyandracisminthisspace,butIwasthinkingabout
youransweraboutthe"ballbustaroom"andwhyitstilldoesn'tsitrightwith
me.Icompletelyagreethatwhenwhitecismenusetesticlestosymbolize
whitemasculinepowertheybecomeasymbolofoppression,butwhenyou
attempttofliptheimageryaroundandturnthesymbolicdestructionof
testiclesintoareclamationof(white?)cislesbianfeministpoweryouare
essentiallytellingmethat,asawoman,partofmybodyissymbolicof"white
patriarchalrule".AndImean,whatpartofaciswoman'sbodyissymbolicof
patriarchy?
Idorealizethiswasalmostcertainlynotyourintent,buttheideathattrans
women'sgenitaliaarerepresentativeofmaleprivilegeandpatriarchal
oppressionisonethatcislesbianshavebeenusingtoviolentlyexcludetrans
womenfromlesbianspacesfordecades.Ihavemyselfbeentoldtomyface
thatmygenitalsgivememaleprivilegelessthansixmonthsagothisisan
ideathatisstillveryaliveandwellinthecommunity.Itisn'tgoodenoughto
justassumeeveryoneknowsyoudon'tthinktesticlesorapenisonawoman
issymbolicofpatriarchalrule,becausethefactistheydon'tknow.And
honestly,somanypeoplearealreadysoinvestedintheidea,I'mnotsureit
wouldevenhelpmattersifpeopledidknowwhereyoustood.
October21,2013at11:07pmLike

SabMeynertcritiqueshouldbedealtwithacknowledgement,accountability,
andaction.foreverandeveryoudothisinacycleuntilyour"artcareer"is
over.ifatargetedgroupyouweretryingtoincludesaysyoufailed,youhave
failed.therearen'toverreactions,therearejustactions.andassoonasyou
putsomethingoutforpublicconsumption,itissubjecttoallandeveryidentity
thatpublicholds.Youcan'tbeafraidofthe"pit"youwanttoplayinonlywhen
it'sfun.
October22,2013at11:42amLike 15
AndrewHarwoodAheartycongratulationstoAllysonMitchellandallofthe
performersinsideandoutsideofKillJoy'sKastle.Therehasneverbeena
performanceeventforandbydykespresentedinCanadaoranywhereelse
intheworldthatIknowofonthisscaleandwithlesbian/dyke/transcontent.
Totwoofthepeopleoutof745thatcomplainedabouthavingglitterputon
themIamsorry.Oneofyourreactionswaskindofdumbbutstillyouwere
pissedoffandIamsorry.
October23,2013at2:53pmLike
AndrewHarwoodMyfeminismanddykealliedpositionintheworldincludes
glitterandfunIamsorrythatyoursdoesnot.Sadthatcelebrationwas
KillJoyedbyyouaswellbut,thisisyourworldviewandnotmine.Kalmplex
IhaveknownyousinceyouwereababyonthestreetsofTOandIknowthat
youweretreatedwithlotsarespectandkindnessbyme.Furthertoallofthis
ifyoufeelthreatenedbyglitteroraqueergenderedpersonasIregard
myselfthanperhapsyoushouldstayathome.Artandperformanceartandin
particularKillJoy'sKastlewasnotjustafeministspacewhateverthatis
(perhapsimpossibletodefinethesedays)butaspaceofaskingquestions
aboutidentitiesofallkinds.Allysonandalloftheartistsperformingthatnight

andthroughoutthecourseoftheHauntedHousetookandtakegreat
personalrisksinassistingtoasktheseinvaluablequestions
congratulations!Ifyouareupsetaboutaglitterblessingsobeit.
October23,2013at3:02pmLike

EarlMillerAsastraightwhitemalewhohappenstobeanartcriticand
curator,Ilovethispiece.PerhapsasIamconsequentlyinamoreprivileged
positionthanthoseinthetranscommunity,Iseeitfromadifferent
perspective.Thatsaid,tomeitisfunny,andIwouldnevertakeanyofthe
humourpersonally.IthinkattackingthereligiousRightwithhumourisa
wonderfulidea.MuchartinTorontothatiscurrentlyondisplayissexlessand
humourless.Thisisarelief.
October23,2013at3:05pmLike

KalmplexSeenAndrewHarwoodmymainconcernwasn'tabouttheglitter
bombing.Itwasaboutthesheerwhitenessoftheproject.Futhermoreifindit
offensiveonceagainthatanotherwhitepersontellsmeishouldstayhomeif
idon'twantglitteronme.That'smightprivilegedofutotryanddictatewheni
shouldleavemyhouse.Andasipreviouslystatedifureadmyreviewu
wouldhavenoticedigaveadescriptionofmywholeexperiencewhich
includedthepositiveandnegative.
October23,2013at3:37pmLike

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KalmplexSeenhttp://kalmplex.com/.../10/17/feministhauntedhousereview/
Incaseumissedit
October23,2013at3:38pmLike

AndrewHarwoodIreadyourreviewIthoughtitwasgreatandyousawthis
workinawaythatIhadnotthoughtofpreviously,intermsofrace.Iwas
speakingnotjusttoyoubuteveryoneinthethread.
October23,2013at3:40pmLike

KalmplexSeenAndAndrewHarwoodiwasn'treferringtouastheonewho
triedtoglitterbombmeisaidthepersononthelefthandsideofthepictureu
wereontheright.Genderqueer/variantpeopledon'toffendmepleasedon't
everassumei'mthatshallowasigetlabelledasbeingtransallthetimeeven
thoughidon'tclaimthatbecauseidon'tsubscribetogenderbinaries.
October23,2013at3:40pmLike

AndrewHarwoodItsokiamhappythothatthisprojecthasopenedupalot
ofdialogueandconversation.
October23,2013at3:42pmLike

AdellaPierrewhypiecallitgr8artevenwithouthavingseenit))
October23,2013at4:18pmLike

MelanieRichterMontpetitDearAndrewHarwood,sadlytheironyofyou
dismissingandmockingsomeone'sactive'No'overwhathappenstotheir
bodyasalackofhumourandincapacityforfuninthecontextofanart
performancethatcentresaroundmisogynistrepresentationsof'feminists'as
'lesbiankilljoys'ismissedonyou.ButthenitwasnotuntilKalmplex'review
thatyouthoughtofthework'intermsofrace'.Nosurprisethere.Believeitor
not,power,ignoranceandone'ssenseof(non)entitlementareproducedin
relationtoamuchmorecomplexmatrixofpowerthangenderexpression
(andyouidentifyingasqueergendered).Maybethenitwillstarttodawnon
youwhatitmightmeantoyellthat'IcandotoyouwhateverIwant'while
beingtaller,strongerandabletoimposeyourselfphysically,evenwith'only'
aglitterbox.P.S.Beyondthequestionofconsent,howfreakingignorantnot
tobemoreconsideratethatnoteveryonecangohomeortoworksafelywith
glitterontheirhead(forarangeofreasons)nordoeseveryonehaveahome
towashitoff.
October23,2013at6:17pmLike 12
AndrewHarwoodSoundslikeblatantsimplehomophobiaifyoucan'tgo
homewithglitteronyourhead,anywaysmyworldnotyoursworlds
collidingareoftenagoodthingevenifaspectsmayhaveseemednegative
toyou.Ihaveapologizedprofuselyonthismatterbutnottoyouspecifically
MelanieRichterMontpetitsohereitis,IamsosorryIputglitteronyouata
queerevent.
October23,2013at6:23pmLike
MelanieRichterMontpetitNot'simplehomophobia',butlotsofqueer/gender
nonconformingfolksdon'thavethecash/findaccessiblespacetoliveon
their'own'awayfromfamily.Whatarevelation!Thepointisthatyoudon't
knowwhatsomeone'scircumstancesareandhowwhatis'fun'andsooo
queerisn'ttothem.
October23,2013at6:28pmLike 8
AndrewHarwoodAgainmyheartyapologytoyouMelanie.
October23,2013at6:30pmLike
KavitaBee^?wtf?"iamsosorryiputglitteronyouataqueerevent"isnot
anapology.it'snotengagingwithwhatyouractionsreallywere,ifmelanieis

referringtoyouasi'munsurewhooftheglitterersitwasthatactivelyignored
herboundariesandrepeated"nos".
October23,2013at6:30pmLike

AndrewHarwoodIamsorrythatisallthatIcansayandmeanit.Ididnot
respectherboundariesandweallmakemistakesandIamowninguptothe
mistakesImadewithher.Thiswasacelebratoryactonmybehalfbuteven
thiscanbecarriedawayandseenasdisrespectful.Ihavejustgottenbackto
WinnipegandbeenawayfromWifisoIwasunawareofthesecommentstill
today.
October23,2013at6:34pmEditedLike

CarolineSeckLangillHeyAllysonsorrytobelame,butisthekastleopen
onMondaynextandifso,untilwhattimeTuesdayandWednesday?
October23,2013at10:02pmLike

AdinaStanescuAresatireandcaricatureverbotennow?Iguessthenext
stepforsomeofyouwouldbetodispatchAllysonMitchellstraighttothe
Gulag.
October31,2013at9:46amLike

SusanDavisItwasawesome.I'msorrythatImissedtheRiotGhouls(they
wereoutwhenwecamethrough),butitwasfun.Thanksforputtingupthe
"nosatanictransphobic"signIwasabitworriedwhenoneoftheentrysigns
prominentlycelebratedMaryDaly.OTOH,beingscarediskindofthepointof
ahauntedhouse....
October31,2013at10:19amLike
KristyBoyceThesepeopledon'tmatter.They'repreachingtoabasethat
alreadyholdstheseideas.It'sonebigrightwingcirclejerk.Ipostedtwo
comments,we'llseeiftheygoup.
October31,2013at11:26amEditedLike
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