Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
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: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Wednesday August 16 2017, @06:24PM (3 children)
Buzzards are better at tearing fetid carcasses. Don't know what to do with noodles, or real literature.
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday August 16 2017, @07:01PM (2 children)
I do so. You hang the literature on a nail in the outhouse and hope it has softish pages.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Wednesday August 16 2017, @09:17PM (1 child)
That's the Sears & Roebuck's Catalog! But if that is your standard for literature, I can see why the Hugo Awards disappoint you so. (Does Sears even print a hardcopy catalog anymore? I tried wiping with Amazon, and it seemed to just spread it around.)
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday August 17 2017, @11:47AM
Nah, I like those nice, thin-paged books you get at religious establishments. You can also roll a cigarette with them if you're in a bind.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.