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A lot of the debate around worldcon venue bids is pretty uncomfortable to watch, from every angle tbh.
Rant Time.
For one: No place where attendees are at risk for their gender, dress or sexual orientation should ever be on the ballot. Saudi Arabia is a nonstarter.
BUT 1/ https://twitter.com/TJaneBerry/status/1288852971757817858">https://twitter.com/TJaneBerr...
Rant Time.
For one: No place where attendees are at risk for their gender, dress or sexual orientation should ever be on the ballot. Saudi Arabia is a nonstarter.
BUT 1/ https://twitter.com/TJaneBerry/status/1288852971757817858">https://twitter.com/TJaneBerr...
Those aren& #39;t the only questions.
The first WC I tried to attend, I was rejected at visa application. Indians don& #39;t come here just to attend cons, they said. What& #39;s SFF to do with you? Surely you will never leave the US. Ok I figured. Fandom isnt it . WC is for writers.2/
The first WC I tried to attend, I was rejected at visa application. Indians don& #39;t come here just to attend cons, they said. What& #39;s SFF to do with you? Surely you will never leave the US. Ok I figured. Fandom isnt it . WC is for writers.2/
The 2nd time I tried to attend the US govt now wanted letters from every person I& #39;d ever met swearing I was not a terrorist( slight exaggeration) 5 yrs bank statements, employment proof, hotel bookings, return tickets, letter from family there, letter from voucher here. 3/
The first WC I attended was KC. Got questioned 8 times by cops in 3 days inc. a lovely sniffer dog experience. Was asked some 25 times about my English. One old dude spent an hour wanting to know my caste & #39;cause "you don& #39;t have Brahmin aura".OK I thought. WC is for finalists. 4/
The 2nd one I attended, I was actually a finalist for. This one. Except that the con forgot I was a finalist, forgot to ask if I wanted programming, then said they were unable to reach out for legal reasons(but had managed fine when they wanted ad sales leads). 5/
Won& #39;t name names, but bless you, Awesome Person who actually sent me a link to attend the ceremony as a finalist or I wouldnt have known. Also want to give max props to those from the con who worked tirelessly to fight for inclusion initatives, inc for finalists. You are SFF 6/
Before that I was asked for the phonetic pronunciation of my name. Now, idc if you fuck up my name, but don& #39;t waste my time writing out phonetics for you that you then don& #39;t use because that pisses me off. And you damn well have no excuse for being unable to say "Fiyah". 6/
So as we enter the celebrations for Chicago,maybe it& #39;s worth asking what was won. The right for (some)white people to attend without fear? Ok, good start.
The larger question though is-and its one I hope will be asked(or answered) more is this:
Who is Worldcon actually for?
The larger question though is-and its one I hope will be asked(or answered) more is this:
Who is Worldcon actually for?
