Aren’t the Puppies showing good faith by including such obviously SJW authors as myself, John Scalzi, Alyssa Wong, Nnedi Okorafor, and Ann Leckie? Shouldn’t I just sit down and shut up? Aren’t I actually the worst?
My instant reaction is it's a deliberate attempt to place people who've spoken out against them/become prominent for works associated with equality in an impossible position. Either you withdraw, and they deny you a chance at the Hugo, or you don't, and they call you a hypocrite. It's precisely the kind of win either way tactic Beale advocates.
It's exactly the kind of dog in the manger tactics I'd expect - it's clear nothing has changed with the Puppies and their views on protecting minorities, I had a run in with Torgerson a couple of weeks ago in which he informed me my disability was not a valid identity.
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Date: 2016-03-18 07:08 pm (UTC)My instant reaction is it's a deliberate attempt to place people who've spoken out against them/become prominent for works associated with equality in an impossible position. Either you withdraw, and they deny you a chance at the Hugo, or you don't, and they call you a hypocrite. It's precisely the kind of win either way tactic Beale advocates.
It's exactly the kind of dog in the manger tactics I'd expect - it's clear nothing has changed with the Puppies and their views on protecting minorities, I had a run in with Torgerson a couple of weeks ago in which he informed me my disability was not a valid identity.