For those wondering: I pre-recorded an acceptance for last night because I do not attend Worldcon anymore. Sometimes that& #39;s bc I& #39;m busy, but mostly it& #39;s bc I would rather have toenails pulled. Only reason I even made it to 2018 was friends& #39; badgering.

I have attended several Worldcons! And my experiences include watching a panel speculate openly about whether Black ppl are capable of thinking about the future; being mistaken for Octavia Butler years after her death; and running a gauntlet of ppl trying to touch my hair.

It sounds like last night& #39;s ceremony was par for the course with other Hugo ceremonies I& #39;ve endured, full of unnecessary delays and "fun" reminiscing on one clique& #39;s highly esoteric experiences decades ago. Minus the sexual harassment and overcranked HVAC I guess? Yay.

I haven& #39;t watched the ceremony and don& #39;t plan to so won& #39;t comment on that. But the result of continuing these Worldcon/ceremonial "traditions" is that it makes all of SFF look *terrible.* We& #39;re supposed to be future-oriented. The voters are there! When will con-runners catch up?

Anyway. That& #39;s why I did a pre-record. Just as well since I had barely any voice yesterday, and also thought the ceremony was tonight, not last night. (I& #39;d heard something about accommodating folks observing Shabbat? Guess not.)