Science fiction is a mostly American literary form. How many Saudi science fiction novels were published last year? Columbian? Who's your favorite female Kenyan science fiction author?https://twitter.com/cosmicdog/status/1202043807170039808 …
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4/ Sure! I've read SF by Brits, Germans, Aussies, Russians, Chinese. But just bc something is global doesn't mean that it's EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED. I'm not arguing "ONLY American men write SF". I'm arguing "They write a disproportionate amount of it".https://twitter.com/bearded_archer/status/1202050057249415168?s=19 …
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5/ The guy who says that American men write only 2% of SF (bc Bayesianism) is claiming I'm making stuff up?
What factual claim did I make that's wrong?https://twitter.com/cosmicdog/status/1202050261729959936?s=19 …Show this thread -
6/ Also, Harry Potter isn't SF. ...unless you're talking about HPMOR...in which case you have to drop both the "non American" and "non female" claims... Which...yes, speaks to my point.https://twitter.com/bearded_archer/status/1202050057249415168?s=19 …
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7/ Also, you're doing that dishonest thing where you assume my motivations (incorrectly) so that you can signal your virtue in comparison. I have ZERO problem with women, or with non Americans winning the Hugo. But, since you like statistics >>>https://twitter.com/cosmicdog/status/1202050261729959936?s=19 …
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8/ If - using your numbers - 55% of SF authors are American, and 37% are female, and about 18% are American and female, how likely is it - given fair judging - that 8 of the last 10 Hugos went to American females? < 1 in 10,000, I think. I mean..if the judging is fair.
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9/ You are right, I made an error.https://twitter.com/cosmicdog/status/1202055343636791296?s=19 …
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10/ One American man won the Hugo in the last 10 years. But in my defense, look at this picture. You can understand how I assumed he was Canadian.pic.twitter.com/rjcOXOEfDf
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11/ I said 90%? I don't recall doing so. Also, defining SF so as not to include Harry Potter isn't narrow - it's just what words mean. What was your piece of science of technology in HP?https://twitter.com/cosmicdog/status/1202056601655365634?s=19 …
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