ping
j/k
I don’t follow the science fiction world. But I thought I heard some author was under attack for opposing homosexual marriage. Is this story part of that, that some people don’t want to honor someone’s work because of his social/political views not being liberal?????
Sounds like TOR books needs to receive a little TLC and authors and readers should find their outlets elsewhere.
IMO, the author needed to more clearly define the two groups so that his logic trail could be followed.
It’s difficult to tell who he is talking about when he uses the term “Puppies”, when he has already defined two groups of them. Which puppies?
In some instances that was rather obvious, and in others not so much.
I like the battle going on here, because at least one group of people will have driven home the issue of identity politics. That’s a lesson that every U. S. Citizen should have to sit down, study, and see for what it is.
Join the Rabid Puppies defeat PC go to voxday blogspot
Here we see Sturgeon’s Law in all it’s glory.
Did Harlan Ellison have another meltdown?
Brad Torgersen is mentioned at the bottom of the article as a current Sad Puppies organizer. I have known Brad for many years and have met him several times. He was a Seattle liberal and is married to a minority. After joining the national guard, he experienced first hand the hate of the left directed at all things conservative. I got to watch his transformation from PC liberal to conservative warrior.
I am honored to be one of Brad’s friends and enjoy watching him help take down the liberal establishment in sci-fi.
How about changing the awards so that “no award” isn’t a valid choice? It should count as the voter abstaining.
Agreed, the article is obtusely written to the point where I can’t understand who the players are and exactly how they did what they did. Especially obtuse are the prognostications for the future.
The 2016 Hugo Awards Con will have an Authentic Maoist Struggle Session.