Simon Bisson on Nostr: For me the most offensive part of the whole Hugo censorship issue is the ...
For me the most offensive part of the whole Hugo censorship issue is the paternalistic orientalism. The white westerners couldn't trust the local fans to make their own decisions about eligibility under their own laws.
"We know best" and "It's for your own good" are terrible colonialist attitudes.
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