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Which puppies do you think deserved an award? And how many of them ended up on the slate thanks to their own author? Vox Day flogging his own works isn’t a badge of quality.
And yes, flipping the argument is fine. I don’t particularly care if this magazine awards 16/20 or 6/20 or 4/20 awards to women.
That's great but not the point. If 4/20 of the awards went to women, there would accusations of sexism, articles written, etc.
All I'm saying is apply the same critical lens. If that makes you uncomfortable, maybe it wasn't a great idea to being with.
No, it doesn’t make me uncomfortable. I’m not going to write (or cheer for) such articles, and neither is @drmanhattan16, as far as I can tell.
The proportion of slots on this list doesn’t match the demographics of Britain. Is this because (1) the proportion of lit-fic authors doesn’t match? Because (2) the distribution of skill doesn’t match? Or because (3) the list-makers are sexist?
Drmanhattan and I think it’s likely 1. Lloyd kind of equivocates between 1 and 3. @Primaprimaprima argues for straight 3, if I’m reading him right.
Flipping the genders doesn’t change the valence because I don’t believe 3 is well-supported.
Great, what about the point:
For over a decade now, this critical theory lens has been applied to a lot of things... Usually resulting is accusations of 'isms. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
The fact that you don't care does not change the point. You caring doesn't matter to anyone but you.
I guess I don’t understand what you’re asking. I thought “applying the lens” meant “flip the genders, and see if you feel different.” I did, and I don’t.
What more do you want me to say?
Post is about sexism. You make the hip sexism argument that wouldn't fly (culturally) the other way.
There isn't much to say if you just ignore this.
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