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That was a sort of glorious fiasco in the annals of science fiction. The Rabid Puppies basically decided to troll the Hugos (anyone who purchases at least a sup
by chipotle_coyote 7y ago
That was a sort of glorious fiasco in the annals of science fiction. The Rabid Puppies basically decided to troll the Hugos (anyone who purchases at least a supporting membership to the World Science Fiction Convention that year can make a nomination). It apparently never occurred to them that someone who wrote books with titles like "Space Raptor Butt Invasion" just might be better at trolling than they were.
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- cperciva 7y agoIn a similar vein of authors trolling the trolls, after receiving complaints about his decision to use female sysadmins as examples in his tech books (IIRC he usually alternates genders in examples), Michael Lucas published a "Manly McManface" edition of Ed Mastery which has an all-male cast of sysadmins... at a much higher price.
- JustSomeNobody 7y agoThis is pathetic. But good on the author for not taking that crap.
- astura 7y agoThis is pretty funny >Every so often, men contact the author complaining that his books use both male and female pronouns. This special edition, using only male third-person pronouns, is for those special people. As the market is so much smaller, it’s u̶n̶f̶o̶r̶t̶u̶n̶a̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ priced higher. >For each copy of the Manly McManface edition sold, the author will donate one dollar to his local chapter of Soroptomists International. This is what Soroptomists International is >A global volunteer organization that improves the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.