As many science fiction and fantasy fans are already aware,
the Sad and Rabid Puppies are at it again this year. <sigh>
In a post last year I discussed the Puppies’ vision of the
“acronym-laden hellscape” of SFF fandom – SMOFs and SJWs and CHORFs, oh
my!
I’ve noticed, however, that non-Puppies (Happy Kittens?) aren’t as keen on the acronym game. Maybe this is a good thing. Maybe we don’t need snarky acronyms to make
our point. Would that be sinking to their level? Does that make for intellectually virtuous discussions? Is it respectful? Self-defeating? Necessary?
I’m honestly not sure how to answer these questions, but maybe seasoning the discourse with a few
acronyms would make the drudgery of dealing with the Puppies again
this year a little more bearable, maybe even fun!
Next time a Puppy pees on a comments section
or eats a Hugo award, maybe it would be more fun to talk about LaRDoFs or
EWDADs (and no, I'm not saying that all Puppies are LaRDoFs or EWDADs, but many are). So I present to you, gentle
non-Puppies of the internet, the following Suggested Acronyms for Puppy
Discussion (SAPDs).
LaRDoFs – Libertarian and Right-wing Defenders of Freedom
NRCs – Nasty Reactionary Conservatives
CADs – Cads Against Diversity
EWDADs - Entitled White Dudes Against Diversity
CAPPoFs - Cry-baby Annoying Party Poopers of Fandom
ABDOWs - Anonymous Basement Dwelling Online Whiners
What do you think? Are these lame? Amusing? Useful?
~snicker~
ReplyDeleteEWDADs and LaRDoFs, LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat? Someone call Chomsky....quick!!
ReplyDeleteWhat? Someone call Chomsky....quick!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, if anyone thinks of any more, feel free to share them!
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