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Today& #39;s Hugos reinforces how hostile the old guard can be to new writers who are not white or cishet.
And it reinforces the feelings I& #39;ve had - that sff is not welcoming to us non white folks. All micro aggressions, the gaslighting, the mispronounciation of our names.
It hurts.
It hurts.
That was why I used J. Damask. That you know, Asian names don& #39;t sell. That was 11 years ago. The field has changed slightly.
Today& #39;s ceremony just reinforced the feeling of feeling unwelcomed. It also reinforced the anger and the disappointment I feel.
We can do better, can we?
We can treat people, trad and indie, living in the Anglophonic world and in countries considered "exotic", with compassion and kindness. With respect .
Right?
Right?
One day we don& #39;t need to prove how ____ we are. One day it will be a meritocracy.
But unless we don& #39;t confront whiteness, misogyny and racism head on, that day will not even materialise.
Then who am I to speak?
But unless we don& #39;t confront whiteness, misogyny and racism head on, that day will not even materialise.
Then who am I to speak?
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