Hugo Awards: Not Enough Fantasy?

[kevin_standlee]

Some years ago, when a Harry Potter book won Best Novel, there was a protest at how terrible it was that Fantasy won a Hugo and that the "Hugo Judges" must Do Something about it. As I say in a comment there, I would like to put protesters of that ilk in with this poster who complains about there not being enough fantasy due to "the Hugo's blatant anti-fantasy bias." It would be amusing in a "Let's you and him fight" sort of way.

Comments

[cherylmmorgan.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's you. I've been wondering where you've been.

As usual I haven't got a clue what bizarre fantasy world you are living in, so I can't really address anything you say. But if it makes you feel better to believe that there's a vast conspiracy preventing the books you like from getting nominated, and that you were personally responsible for driving me out of fandom, that's OK by me. I suspect that those SMOFs you talk about will be the first people to congratulate you on your achievement.

Anyway, when you learn the proper use of an apostrophe, come back to me and we can try again to have a conversation.

[stegoking.livejournal.com]

So I say SMOF's wrong?

I bet you had a fucking conniption fit over the recent Syfy change to the SciFi channel, huh? That's the shit that strikes you as important. It's alright. You wear a tail.

You come on here and offhandedly insult thousands of fans whom you do not know in any way, and then when called on it, you play the martyr? You set yourself up on a pedestal of pretentiousness because you are not ignorant enough to actually enjoy a book over 500 pages or that contains a knight?

Yeah, that Don Quixote crap sucks.

If you're truly wondering where I am, well it's probably because I avoid you at Cons. But hey, I can't avoid you if you come to our one of our parties!

[cherylmmorgan.livejournal.com]

I don't know what books I like in your fantasy world, but I'm sure you'll happily tell me. In the real world I like all sorts of books, including some that are very long and contain knights. The difference between you and me is that when the books I like don't get nominated (and they very rarely do) I shug and assume that my tastes are not the same as those of others, whereas you invent entertaining and complex conspiracies to explain why the world doesn't see things you way, and then whine about how unfair it all is.

[stegoking.livejournal.com]

I'm not whining. I flinging poo.

At you.

[querldox.livejournal.com]

Y'know, it's really rare when someone in an argument manages to insult himself by likening his own actions to that of an angry chimp.

[Free hint; stop digging yourself deeper in the "making a fool of yourself" hole]

[stegoking.livejournal.com]

Sure. Great advice.

She shits on a community of thousands of fans, and I'm the asshole. Go figure.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Pretty accurate summation.

[stegoking.livejournal.com]

If you truly think that, you're just the same sort of jackhole.

[sethb.livejournal.com]

It would have to be a vast conspiracy; every Worldcon member except for a small number, otherwise those books would be nominated.

So I guess I'm by default a member of the conspiracy because I don't like many of the books that stegoking loves. After all, it's not possible that I just have better taste.

[stegoking.livejournal.com]

Glad you understand that fact. :D