@aujangabadi @NathanielGivens Returning to the demographics of field that has historically been racist and sexist.
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@HeerJeet@NathanielGivens be the discussion we're having? (2/2)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aujangabadi
@aujangabadi@NathanielGivens Returning Hugos to period when field was historically sexist (see Le Guin's remarks) dubious policy.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@NathanielGivens re: Tor were 80 - 20. Clearly Hugo dist. was not increasing female submissions. (2/2)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@aujangabadi@NathanielGivens You're assuming that the purpose of these Hugo nominees is to challenge sexism rather than honor fine work.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@NathanielGivens No, that is what you are assuming. Statistically speaking, fine work in SF should follow demo lines.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@aujangabadi@NathanielGivens There's no reason to think that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@NathanielGivens around a mean, but the results of past few years are *far* beyond typical SD. (2/2)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@aujangabadi@NathanielGivens Samuel Delany was only black writer of SFF in 1960s (less than 1% of field). He had more than 1% impact.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@HeerJeet@NathanielGivens And yet he fits the demographic model. How many Hugos did he win, %-wise? He's within SD of demos. (1/2)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@aujangabadi @NathanielGivens I'd say he got way more Hugos (nominations and awards) than blacks as a percentage of the field.
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