1. There is something about the political controversy over the Hugo Awards that is confusing me. #SadPuppies
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@HeerJeet also don't underestimate the influence Baen Books has had on the puppie authors, many it has published -
@HeerJeet a publisher that compared its output to that of Del Monte tinned fruits and meant it favourably - Show replies
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@HeerJeet 1. They don't make conservatives like they used to, particularly in SF. 2. Puppies are Reaction writ large, not just in politics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Related q: how did old-fashioned, pulpy SF become identified with conservatives?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet They are SF's Little Englanders.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet They've at least heard that post-colonialism is a thing, as is post-modernism. That's from the academy. Therefore "literary."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I think it's less about conservative vs. left wing than reactionary white cis males vs. representations & voices of everyone else.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I think you’re precisely right. But the puppy claim to be defending “conservative” viewpoints in SF is a smokescreen.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet They have constructed an ideal of sf that doesn't reflect the reality of its' origins: created by a woman, Mary Shelley.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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