Yeesh. The best part of that cover is that Poul never had to see it slapped on a collection of his stories.
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The only way Social Justice Warrior can be an insult is if you think social justice is a bad thing. And if you’re a sociopath...
Since I’m on a roll, could I take a moment to request being ungreyed?
To be fair, back in the day, sci-fi fen loved their acronyms a lot more - SMOFs, BNF, FIAWOL, GAFIAting. The SMOFs were folks who organized cons, put out fanzines, rallied the troops, got people together. It was a good thing to be called a SMOF (and since Corriea and his ilk are using it as a pejorative, it still is.)
To be fair, that second one is pretty bog standard for a book in the Baen catalog, and has been for some time...
The same sort that use the word “progressive” as a pejorative.
Oh man, Correia drops “SMOF” like he’s Alex Jones talking about the Bilderberg Group. Somewhere Jack Chalker has got to be laughing his ass off.
Correia later wrote: “Do I think that novel of mine was one of the greatest works of 2012? Nope. But since [the Secret Masters of Fandom, a term for convention organizers] hates me, it would’ve been awesome to get it on there just to prove a point.”
As soon as the Social Justice Warriors
When discussing Redshirts and
Not for that bill.
Looks like it and a similar House bill went off to die in committee.
Hm. I’ll take it under consideration.
You’d have a helluva a time convincing my wife.
Watch what the gay community does next.
Ahem.
Now, in theory, this could be a clothesline for a few jokes about a white-bro bear—and never have I been so certain of a stuffed bear’s ethnicity