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shadowkatThis post by Wrong Questions on the Hugos, and the link to a Twitter conversation about why Brad T (the leader of the Sad Puppies) got involved in it - reinforces my view that :
a) I'm glad I'm not voting for the Hugos and not invested in this or the community, because seriously? Life is too short for such idiocy. The voting rules alone give me a colossal headache. Personally, I think we all should just ignore the Hugos and pay more attention to the Locus Awards. Other people are.
b) the world is run by evil marketing folks -- who will literally say or do anything to draw attention to themselves. The internet in this respect has not helped or rather it has, just the wrong people. (Sometimes I wish there was a way to stop marketing on the internet. Make ads and marketing illegal - which ahem, would probably make it expensive and impossible for me to be on. Everything, unfortunately, has a price.)
First EL James, now Brad Torgensen - who by the way is far far worse. That guy is just scum on the back of your shoe. James doesn't attack anyone. (Oh, this may be an example of a white guy getting away with being an asshole, while a white woman gets beaten up on Twitter.)
a) I'm glad I'm not voting for the Hugos and not invested in this or the community, because seriously? Life is too short for such idiocy. The voting rules alone give me a colossal headache. Personally, I think we all should just ignore the Hugos and pay more attention to the Locus Awards. Other people are.
b) the world is run by evil marketing folks -- who will literally say or do anything to draw attention to themselves. The internet in this respect has not helped or rather it has, just the wrong people. (Sometimes I wish there was a way to stop marketing on the internet. Make ads and marketing illegal - which ahem, would probably make it expensive and impossible for me to be on. Everything, unfortunately, has a price.)
First EL James, now Brad Torgensen - who by the way is far far worse. That guy is just scum on the back of your shoe. James doesn't attack anyone. (Oh, this may be an example of a white guy getting away with being an asshole, while a white woman gets beaten up on Twitter.)