The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion

[alias_sqbr]

The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion

Leaked emails and files indicate authors and works deemed “not eligible” for the awards were removed due to political considerations.

Comments

[got_quiet]

Damn, I feel like it was only a matter of time before all this finally leaked. Its almost exactly as everyone suspected, at least on the Anglophone side. I feel awful for the Chinese fans.

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah none of it is a surprise but now there's no more denying it. And yeah, me too :(

[muccamukk]

Certainly confirming that Chris M. Barkley is something of a windbag (who I'm certainly side eyeing for taking a paid trip to China, and then not noticing how poorly many of the Chinese fans were treated).

So "It was probably (self?) censorship" remains the conclusion. Same as it was day one.

Really sucks to hear about probable blowback on Chinese fans though :(

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah :(

[princessofgeeks]

This sucks. Much worse than we thought up til now.