{"id":127663,"date":"2015-08-24T04:57:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T10:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/24\/hugos-and-puppies-and-warriors-oh-my.html"},"modified":"2015-08-24T07:36:03","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T13:36:03","slug":"hugos-and-puppies-and-warriors-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/24\/hugos-and-puppies-and-warriors-oh-my.html","title":{"rendered":"Hugos and Puppies and Warriors (oh, my!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a bit facile to argue that this year’s Hugo kerfuffles remind me of every online social group I’ve moderated that has melted down. But …<\/p>\n

The irksome thing is that I really appreciate the accusations that things are considered True Art only if they are controversial or genre-changing. I can appreciate the outrage of\u00a0folk who quite clearly think that women and gay people and people of color ought to sit on the back of the Hugo bus. I really enjoy the work of Larry Correia. And I really resent people playing power politics with an award that is suppose to represent the best of Science Fiction \/ Fantasy (although it is actually framed as a popularity contest).<\/p>\n

All I know is that arguments about causes<\/i> vs quality<\/i> (from whatever direction) are rarely successful in the long run, and that popular votes on aesthetics are rarely about what is best<\/i> vs what is … well, popular.<\/i> And I admit that as someone who regularly mocks modern art (coughTateModerncough) even while appreciating diversity in the viewpoints represented in creative endeavors.<\/p>\n

As someone with an Historical bent, the Hugos (like most aesthetic contests, e.g., the Oscars) are best appreciated from a decade or two down the line as something worth citing as true art or as something to roll one’s eyes at for their reflection of period enthusiasm.<\/p>\n


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\nWho Won Science Fiction\u2019s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s a bit facile to argue that this year’s Hugo kerfuffles remind me of every online social group I’ve moderated that has melted down. But … The irksome thing is that I really appreciate the accusations that things are considered True Art only if they are controversial or genre-changing. 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