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SF is still a reflection of the world in general. From business to politics, to religion, to the entertainment industry, the "important" people have and still
by tallanvor 7y ago
SF is still a reflection of the world in general. From business to politics, to religion, to the entertainment industry, the "important" people have and still do get away with doing things they shouldn't, and that community will often cover for them as long as possible.
What may make things worse is that the SF community does still attract a larger percentage of socially awkward young people, mostly men, who are also extremely passionate, so seeing that type of behavior normalized can have a larger impression on them.
This behavior needs to be stopped, but it needs to continue to be addressed in all communities.
- neiman 7y agoI agree with all you said, but I may put it in the past tense. I only started visiting Worldcon in the few years, but from what I see, there is huge awareness for it there, and these phenomenons do not exist there nowadays. They probably exist in other sff events, the sad/rabid puppies didn't disappear yet sadly, however, since Worldcon is the face of the field, I wouldn't define it as a "problem of contemporary SF"
- rimliu 7y ago> SF community does still attract a larger percentage of > socially awkward young people, mostly men So does gaming. You know, where often what you do is going around shooting people. Should this be stopped too?
- square_usual 7y agoIf you go to a gaming convention and see someone literally shoot people, yeah, I guess you should stop that too. There's a difference between fiction and reality, and this sexual harassment is taking place within the scene in reality.