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11:15 am: Late Business at the Hugo Awards
I added a longer entry with piles of data about the Joanna Russ Amendment I put forward at the Worldcon to remedy the statistical bias against women writers getting nominated: Yonmei at feministSF the blog.Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

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From:[info]ruthi
Date:dayordAugust 2009 11:50 pm (UTC)
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I read that. It was interesting. I liked the way you presented the preference for white male writers:
the plain fact is that every man on an all-male Hugo shortlist is only there because he’s a man. Not because he’s more excellent than the women writers nominated who appeared further down the top fifteen: because he has benefited by the affirmative action by which our culture, our society, ensures that men receive greater reward for their efforts than women do.


That's a good way of presenting the privilege there, I think.

Has it made many people angry yet?
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From:[info]yonmei
Date:dayordAugust 2009 11:52 pm (UTC)
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I'm working on it!
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From:[info]ruthi
Date:dayordAugust 2009 11:12 pm (UTC)
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That comment is so cheerful!
I am glad yo are enjoying it.
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