Disclosure: I am a Sad Puppies Supporter, and have been since Sad Puppies 1, three years ago. . .
If one pinko professor in each state were to disappear every month...
I’ve been watching this one coming and oh man, it’s going to be fun...
Well written article with excellent points. Go Sad Puppies!
In short, this is the one area where our side is winning the Culture War and making some headway at beating back the left’s politicization of every aspect of life.
The techniques of 'fighting back' against 'those who have problems with elections because they don't know the outcomes' needs to be woven into story lines. Science fiction writers work within that tradition... lead lost culture war troops....
“People always have the kind of government they want. When they want change, they must change it.” ― A.E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher
Yep. I remember one of my English Professors telling the class that “All art must support the revolution”. This was in the 1970s in Middle America. I asked him about Bach and Shakespeare. He told me “They weren’t artists”.
The left is insane as always
Liberals ruin everything. Instead of rewarding those considered to be the best they give empty awards to those that did not deserve them.
I’m glad to see John C. Wright get some nominations. A very good writer indeed and unafraid to say what almost every public type person is afraid to say in today’s cultural climate. His blog is great, interesting stuff ranging from science, sci-fi and politics and morality.
http://www.scifiwright.com/2015/04/
Freegards
I’ve been following this one as well. Literary awards and generally publishing itself are very vulnerable to organized takeovers by people pushing an agenda, and SF is no exception. I had a brief conversation in a bookstore with a young lady who was very open about forcing the awards to women and minorities “to make up for past oppression.” She challenged me to name a single female SF author and when I named five, the conversation was over.
I actually have a friend on Facebook who years ago won a Hugo. I’m not following her since she and her other friends post dozens of cat videos per day but I went and looked at her wall and she is still just posting cats and other stuff and no political stuff so I think I will respect her space and not copy her on this.
All of which really goes to show why the Hugo isn’t actually that prestigious. I mean everybody likes getting awards, but anything voted on by the people, especially a self selecting group of people with no real claim to anything, isn’t that big a deal. I know a World Con attendee, she votes every year, which is generally preceded by getting voting ideas from her friends since nobody manages to read all the nominees every year.
I suppose competing vote riggings can be kind of entertaining, but it certainly doesn’t help the value of the award.
Have fun, annoy a Social Justice Weenie!
I don’t get here much anymore since I cant find a decent mobile agent/app. But I am loving how the SJW et al are tossing “freeping” around as a verb.
Even though my Browns fans groups were doing it long before I hear of FR. :)
There is a MAJOR uproar about this. One of the presenters (Connie Willis) has now said she won't do it because the voting was obviously rigged. The host of the Hugos this year, David Gerrold (also one of the Guests of Honor), is quite saddened that his 1st chance to host the Hugos has been tainted by the controversy.
I've been thinking about this, and the conclusion I came to is...
...conservatives F-ed this one up. BIG time.
We have no right to push our agenda on others, just as the Left should not push their agenda on us. Quite frankly, people who read sci-fi and fantasy tend to fall into the Liberal category. Sure, there are conservatives out there who like sci-fi, but the majority do not think like we do.
Nor do I want them to.
Many of the people who I know in the sci-fi/fantasy fandom community are ‘free-thinkers’. They don't fall into the category of ‘normal’ in any way, shape, or form. They are the people who make life ‘fun’ and ‘interesting’. Although many of them are Liberals, the majority of them ‘wouldn't hurt a fly’, as it were. Peaceful, kind people who...even after they find out you're conservative, say “That's okay” and offer you a beer or a glass of ‘Klingon bloodwine’ at a room party at a con. The Sad Puppies and the Mad (or Rabid) Puppies had no right to force their opinions as the 'only' or 'best' options in the Hugo nominating process. They took advantage of a loophole in the nominating process, thereby violated the spirit of the proceedings, and managed to upset a large number of people. I am of the opinion that they didn't have the right to do what they did. What's worse is that this may have the unintended consequence of ending the Hugo Awards altogether. (Yes...some are talking about that).
I am a conservative, and I support conservative values. But this time...it went WAY too far.