So what is, exactly, the goal of RP? It isn't clear to me if they are genuine in their reactionary political stance, or just a massive troll campaign. Like meara, whenever I read their stuff, I cannot really buy that they actually believe that crap.
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Burrell - Apr 27, 2016 6:25:27 am PDT #23885 of 28288
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
-t - Apr 27, 2016 6:53:56 am PDT #23886 of 28288
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I know, right? But I think they are genuinely angry. Like Trump supporters.
Burrell - Apr 27, 2016 7:10:41 am PDT #23887 of 28288
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ooo, good analogy
Jesse - Apr 27, 2016 7:48:57 am PDT #23888 of 28288
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But also trolling by including good people among their "slate," right? I mean, I can't imagine Bujold is actually on that team??
DavidS - Apr 27, 2016 8:18:32 am PDT #23889 of 28288
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But also trolling by including good people among their "slate," right? I mean, I can't imagine Bujold is actually on that team??
That just proves they're not sexist (in their minds). Plus she writes the kind of hard science fiction space opera they prefer.
-t - Apr 27, 2016 8:19:16 am PDT #23890 of 28288
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They apparently endorsed Fury Road, so who knows?
-t - Apr 27, 2016 8:21:47 am PDT #23891 of 28288
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Plus she writes the kind of hard science fiction space opera they prefer.
Penric's Demon is fantasy.
Consuela - Apr 27, 2016 10:21:26 am PDT #23892 of 28288
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
They apparently endorsed Fury Road, so who knows?
Actually, they didn't.
Sorry about the link: File770 went down last night for a while.
It's a long story, but the RPs (and SPa to a lesser extent) are basically the Trump supporters of SFF. They hate women and minorities and inclusive fiction. They nominated only politically reactionary work, or they picked stuff they knew was popular but didn't look "SJW". Hence the Bujold and some other choices.
That way if Bujold wins they get to claim it was their influence, even if she would have won anyway because she's hugely popular.
Which is why I'm so happy the Jemisin made the ballot--so many people loved it, it overwhelmed the RP slate.
Anyway, I feel really bad for all the writers and fans and artists who got knocked off the ballot by the jackass reactionary trolls.
Sophie Max - Apr 27, 2016 12:20:21 pm PDT #23893 of 28288
delurk
Bujold actually asked to be taken off their slate, and they refused.
waves and disappears again
-t - Apr 27, 2016 12:30:03 pm PDT #23894 of 28288
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Actually, they didn't.
From what I've seen, the Sad Puppy slate did, which I find equally confusing.