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The 75th World Science Fiction Convention (commonly known as WorldCon) is being held this weekend in Helsinki, Finland. The convention is where the annual Hugo Awards are presented, and today, the convention announced the latest recipients.
This year, women almost completely swept the Hugo Awards, taking home the top prizes for literature in the science fiction community. That's particularly notable, given how the awards have been increasingly recognizing works from female and minority creators. The trend prompted a counter-movement from two group of fans, the self-described "Sad Puppies," and their alt-right equivalents, the "Rabid Puppies." These groups gamed the awards and forced a slate of nominees onto the Hugo ballot in 2015, prompting widespread backlash within the wider genre community. Another award, the Dragon, faced similar issues earlier this week when several authors asked to pull their nominations over concerns about Puppy interference and the award's integrity.
This year's sweep by female creators seems to be a strong repudiation of anti-diversity groups. 2017 also marked the year the ceremony earned its own award: a representative from the Guinness Book of World Records certified that the Hugos are the longest-running science fiction awards ever.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 16 2017, @09:05PM (1 child)
No I'm not, you are apparently confused about your own beliefs. It is ok, it is a common trait amongst highly narcissistic people, they convince themselves that they are the victims when in reality they are the aggressors. This extends to many facets of the personality, greedy penny pinchers think they are generous, bigots think they are just "telling it like it is", etc.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 16 2017, @09:10PM
PS: I used to get Hugo Award sci fi story collections published in one giant book. The type of stories you are mad about have been around forever, and the typical sci fi archetype has been beaten to death. I guess what's more surprising is someone that claims to be intelligent can't cope with the fact that literature and language is in constant flux.
Find some better evidence of collusion, beyond your own whining, and then we can have a conversation about it. Until then you should realize you come off as a majorly insecure tool with a persecution complex.