"A lot of what Neil Degrasse Tyson does is science fiction."
Posted on 08/16/2015 10:31:29 AM PDT by EveningStar
... I know what it's like to love an author despite his or her controversial statements about real-life political issues. And I also feel that this year's Hugo slate is an unmitigated outrage that has serious implications for the future of speculative fiction. Next week, on Aug. 22, voters will decide if these awards are still about celebrating excellent writing and innovative ideas, or if they are just another blood-drenched battleground in the conflict between white male traditionalists and everyone else.
For those who don't follow the genre-fiction awards circuit, here's what's going on. A shifting contingent of science fiction authors, editors, and fans—led by Larry Correia (author of the Monster Hunters series, among others) and Brad Torgerson (author of "Ray of Light," "The Chaplain's Legacy" and other Hugo-nominated novelettes)—has spent the last several years fighting against what they perceive to be an escalating liberal bias in the Hugos. Dubbing themselves the Sad Puppies, this group has engaged in an annual effort to mobilize fans into voting for a specific slate of nominees, usually headlined by authors of a conservative political persuasion. The Hugos are vulnerable to this sort of manipulation because fans purchase the right to nominate works of fiction onto the ballot and vote—anyone who has bought a supporting or attending membership in the World Science Fiction Convention (aka Worldcon) can do it.
Historically, the Sad Puppies have not been successful in their efforts to swarm the Hugos, but this year it worked ...
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"A lot of what Neil Degrasse Tyson does is science fiction."
Larry Correia is an excellent author. I enjoy his work greatly, he also does blog posts where he lays it out there like he sees it and argues effectively when the left start doing their “feelings”. Very sharp.
Guess they’ve never heard of Heinlein.
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Science fiction had really degraded into a cesspool of junk and discovering the sad and rapid puppies led me to a whole vein of writing that harkens back to the salad days of the genre.
And there is simply no way not to enjoy the whole Monster Hunter universe.
Samuel R. Delany, black guy, comes to mind. As does Octavia Butler, a black woman.
Otherwise, I have trouble identifying one.
The irony of the Sad Puppies versus main slate is that one guy involved has a black wife and interracial daughter, but that doesn’t count toward a diversity quota. Likewise, an Asian author outed as a radically conservative person trolling liberals was booted, because an Asian in Asia isn’t really diverse if they aren’t liberal.
William Shetterly actually details this matter going back a decade, like how Elizabeth Moon, a female scifi author and war veteran, was uninvited as a speaker at a convention for saying we shouldn’t have a mosque by the World Trade Center when there aren’t churches in Saudi Arabia. Likewise he points out Cherokee authors ignored because they aren’t into grievances.
“How to Make a Social Justice Warrior” by William Shetterly - a Review
http://tamarawilhite.hubpages.com/hub/Review-of-the-eBook-How-to-Make-a-Social-Justice-Warrior-by-William-Shetterly
Thanks higgmeister.
Steven Barnes writes a lot with Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle, and writes a lot of action SF.
OTOH, Chip Delaney writes gay porn sf and is a proud member of NAMBLA. His stuff is pure CRAP.
Sucks to be a SJW science fiction writer these days, and still claim that you're open-minded and tolerant.
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