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Wired did an autopsy of the Hugo awards and the sad puppies/rabid puppies ballot stuffing thing that has been going on in months past: http://www.wired.com/2015/08/won-science-fictions-hugo-awards-matters/ It's a good read if you're a nerd, and let's face it, you probably are. However, while the author touches on a lot of good points, she doesn't go far enough I think. In my opinion women, lesbians, gays, trans and PoC deserve unquestioning support by any left-thinking, empathetic person with even a pretense at social consciousness. For too long, straight, white men have dominated the fields of literature in general and science-fiction in particular, and as a matter of consequence, not merit, aesthetics nor quality; they should not be granted these nor any other awards or accolades. It is time to strike a decisive blow against the patriarchy by taking over science-fiction and fantasy writing. Because of their primitive thinking about sexuality, skin-color and one failed X chromosome, it is justified to treat straight white men in this fashion. Their works of writing or art are intrinsically valueless, poisoned by their toxic hegemonic masculinity. In fact, the works of white straight men can seldom be valued as anything other than evidence of their ideological failings. Orson Scott Card ANYONE!!!??? And as a rule of thumb (and I detest that phrase because of it's origins, as you may well know, but that's how serious I am) if the work in question was written by a woman or a member of an oppressed race or sexual preference, the work is subversive and counterhegemonic and to be trusted implicitly as a work of art of the highest order. And just before anyone gets any ideas about credintials, my left passport is that I am a lesbian Latina trans woman living in Idaho. My areas of expertise include comic books, witches, trans issues and pop culture. I have an English Degree, a cat named Sawyer, a tumblr that I use a lot and a twitter that I only use occasionally. 
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welcome
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Is using WoC/PoC racist yet?
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excellent post i read the whole thing, every word of it
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What are the origins of that phrase (re: thumb). This is very important.
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America deserved 9/11
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Harald posted:America deserved 9/11
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Kuato posted:What are the origins of that phrase (re: thumb). This is very important. 
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i agree that liberalism has no value
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my dog died on 9/11, that phrase is really triggering to me as he was a good dog aside from the fact he was getting rabid and i couldn't even pet him anymore near the end because he hated all humans (although tbqh i can't blame him for hating humans, what a bunch of pieces of poo poo!)
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Kuato posted:my dog died on 9/11, that phrase is really triggering to me as he was a good dog aside from the fact he was getting rabid and i couldn't even pet him anymore near the end because he hated all humans (although tbqh i can't blame him for hating humans, what a bunch of pieces of poo poo!) what was his name
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counterfeitsaint posted:Is using WoC/PoC racist yet? You can pronounce them "wock" and "pock"
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Kuato posted:my dog died on 9/11, that phrase is really triggering to me as he was a good dog aside from the fact he was getting rabid and i couldn't even pet him anymore near the end because he hated all humans (although tbqh i can't blame him for hating humans, what a bunch of pieces of poo poo!) sorry, unless he worked in the twin towers or the pentagon I feel bad for him
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Kumo posted:Wired did an autopsy of the Hugo awards and the sad puppies/rabid puppies ballot stuffing thing that has been going on in months past: im gonna kick Sawyer in the dick
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thats why watching the stock market today is so funny
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Harald posted:sorry, his name was Fat Boy, was a Saint Bernard mix, he didn't work there, he didn't really have any marketable job skills or know any known languages and had no real identity so to speak (still better job prospects than a liberal arts major though, that's for sure)
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Had these people been born earlier, they would be heading a letter-writing campaignto stop Star Trek from having "coloured people" on it.
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I only read posts written by People of Colo(u)r, sorry.
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RaceBannon posted:I only read posts written by People of Colo(u)r, sorry. but how do you know? do you go by avatars?
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solid finish, good message
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That Robot posted:You can pronounce them "wock" and "pock" In my head I read it as Pirates of the Caribbean.
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counterpoint: Bitcoin
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i just see whaaaa i didn't win it's obviously not because I couldn't write well enough it must be that I'm oppressed because they won't hand me the award my mom told me I deserve
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counterfeitsaint posted:Is using WoC/PoC racist yet?
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BuckarooBanzai posted:counterpoint: Bitcoin it may be funny, but its still 'oh you crazy whites' funny
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hellthread mk IVIVIVVIVIVXXXVIVMIMXLMOPN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA29p2e5fvk
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generally, if you believe science is magic that is kept a secret by MEN you probably shouldnt try to write science fiction. maybe doctor who scripts would be more her speed? but then, that is only one of a truly enormous list of reasons why people shouldnt try to write science fiction.
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you've got to be dumb and gay to be noticed
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Zeike posted:you've got to be dumb and gay to be noticed oh that's why i noticed this post
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i'd have sex with all of you, and youd never even give me a reach around.
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why would wired cover it, its books and wired is technology which hates books
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i fired up the old calculator and worked out that when the last harry potter book came out it sold more copies in one minute than all the people who vote in the hugos in a whole year ie sci fi and fantasy have left the hugos behind, they are solely for sad old dickheads with spock ears now so who cares who wins one
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leggo my hugo
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link in the op posted:The Sad Puppies are certainly right that the graying of fandom is something to be concerned about. (To get a sense of the average age at Sasquan, consider this attempt at a Baen Books event to give away a few free volumes: “Any teenagers in the audience?” Baen editor and 2015 Hugo nominee Toni Weisskopf asked. No one stirred. “Anyone with teenagers at home?” She was swarmed). lmao hmm yes the hugos are highly relevant *fart*
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Clipperton posted:lmao its all about the Prometheus awards http://lfs.org/awards.shtml fun fact: the first winner in 1979 was also the guy who created the award
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