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SianHaving recently read #babel and now reading more about the #HugoAwards2023 fiasco, I can't help but picture R.F. Kuang with a very large glass of wine, laughing hysterically at how well all of this would have fitted in to the world of Babel and hopefully plotting a sequel / tie in that addresses it in scathing detail, possibly with Letty on the Award Admin Committee.
kasilasThese paragraphs are absolutely on point: it is not surprising China pushed to censor the #hugoawards2023. We all expect that, and China takes the criticism. That is now it is.
It is, however, shameful that the American and Canadian administrators actively participated in the censoring.
Will any Hugo award winner care enough about censoring to hand back their award? (Spoiler: not a chance in hell.)
Jayde HolmesStill haven't read Babel yet, but I wrote down some of my thoughts on the Hugo Awards 2023 controversy.
https://jaydeholmes.com/2024/02/11/hugo-award-thoughts-both-2023-and-2024/
Jeff Gilmour 🚀Hugo Awards' Integrity Thrown into Question. Censureship from political and government parties during Chengdu Worldcon likely.
https://www.polygon.com/24049021/hugo-awards-controversy-china-censorship-babel
StarravenWell, can't say I'm surprised in the slightest. If anything I'm surprised there weren't more stories like this sooner.
WSFS, like FIFA and the Olympics, need to take a country's record into consideration before awarding events.
#WorldCon #WorldCon2023 #WSFS #Hugos #HugoAwards #HugoAwards2023 #Hugos2023
RajSome comments on the debacle around the 2023 Hugo Awards
https://lordofthemoon.com/blog/2024/01/the-debacle-around-the-2023-hugo-awards/
Daniel M.How to destroy the reputation of a prestigious science fiction award in one simple step: Let China host the award ceremony🤷♀️🤦♀️
"A prestigious literary award for science fiction, which was hosted in China for the first time, has come under fire for excluding several authors from the 2023 awards, raising concerns about interference or censorship in the awards process."
SoonLeeNZThis from a Tammy Coxen public FB post. It will take a long time & a lot of effort for the Hugo Awards to recover from this, assuming it is recoverable. #HugoAwards #HugoAwards2023
https://www.facebook.com/tammy.coxen/posts/pfbid02UmNqFshVsp9Pyv1j6DpZ5iHoFrYsb8JCHWYuAuCRHTJcbHonGtd4FD26c3fds1K4l
https://www.facebook.com/tammy.coxen/posts/pfbid02UmNqFshVsp9Pyv1j6DpZ5iHoFrYsb8JCHWYuAuCRHTJcbHonGtd4FD26c3fds1K4l
Tucker LiebermanWhat a great day for @NerdsofaFeather
#ignyteawards2023 winner
#hugoawards2023 finalist
http://www.nerds-feather.com
👋 @carturo222 Arturo Serrano in #Chengdu today.
#ignyteawards2023 winner
#hugoawards2023 finalist
http://www.nerds-feather.com
👋 @carturo222 Arturo Serrano in #Chengdu today.