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 //—// Nonnie [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/157768.html?thread=845998152#cmt845998152|discussing]] Arthur Chu //—// Nonnie [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/157768.html?thread=845998152#cmt845998152|discussing]] Arthur Chu
  
-Arthur Chu is a former //Jeopardy!// contestant and a columnist who frequently writes about social justice issues. He has come to meme’s attention for a variety of reasons. While meme’s opinion of Chu was largely positive at first, on the basis of his opposition to right-wing troll movements such as Gamergate and the [[w/page/95875079/Hugopocalypse|Sad/Rabid Puppies]], many nonnies have harshly criticized his continued support of [[w/page/46349159/Winterfox%2C%20Pre-Outing|Winterfox]], a notoriously abusive troll in the online speculative fiction community.+Arthur Chu is a former //Jeopardy!// contestant and a columnist who frequently writes about social justice issues. He has come to meme’s attention for a variety of reasons. While meme’s opinion of Chu was largely positive at first, on the basis of his opposition to right-wing troll movements such as Gamergate and the [[Hugopocalypse|Sad/Rabid Puppies]], many nonnies have harshly criticized his continued support of [[winterfox-pre-outing|Winterfox]], a notoriously abusive troll in the online speculative fiction community.
  
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 In addition to his opposition to Gamergate, Chu also [[http://www.salon.com/2015/04/06/sci_fis_right_wing_backlash_never_doubt_that_a_small_group_of_deranged_trolls_can_ruin_anything_even_the_hugo_awards/|denounced the Sad and Rabid Puppies]], two overlapping blocs of right-wing authors, editors, and genre fiction fans who used slate voting in a largely successful effort to fill up the 2015 Hugo Awards ballot. In addition to his opposition to Gamergate, Chu also [[http://www.salon.com/2015/04/06/sci_fis_right_wing_backlash_never_doubt_that_a_small_group_of_deranged_trolls_can_ruin_anything_even_the_hugo_awards/|denounced the Sad and Rabid Puppies]], two overlapping blocs of right-wing authors, editors, and genre fiction fans who used slate voting in a largely successful effort to fill up the 2015 Hugo Awards ballot.
  
-The Puppies quickly got a collective reputation for being racist, based on blatantly racist comments from some of their most notorious members — [[w/page/81478085/Vox%20Day|Vox Day]], [[w/page/98902486/Tom%20Kratman|Tom Kratman]], and [[w/page/98923156/Michael%20Z%20Williamson|Michael Z Williamson]]. [[w/page/98952121/Brad%20Torgersen|Brad Torgerson]], the leader of the Sad Puppies contingent, insisted that [[https://bradrtorgersen.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/fort-living-room/|he could not possibly be racist because he had married a black woman and fathered a child with her]]. Many people pointed out that this was a //non sequitur//. Chu took it one step further by [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/585635584070262784|referring]] to Torgerson’s wife and daughter as “shields” that he was using to deflect charges of racism. Several people on Twitter objected to this, stating that it dehumanized Torgerson’s family and dragged them further into Hugopocalypse, with which they had had nothing to do before Torgerson brought them up. However, he stood by his remarks.+The Puppies quickly got a collective reputation for being racist, based on blatantly racist comments from some of their most notorious members — [[vox-day|Vox Day]], [[tom-kratman|Tom Kratman]], and [[michael-z-williamson|Michael Z Williamson]]. [[brad-torgersen|Brad Torgersen]], the leader of the Sad Puppies contingent, insisted that [[https://bradrtorgersen.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/fort-living-room/|he could not possibly be racist because he had married a black woman and fathered a child with her]]. Many people pointed out that this was a //non sequitur//. Chu took it one step further by [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/585635584070262784|referring]] to Torgersen’s wife and daughter as “shields” that he was using to deflect charges of racism. Several people on Twitter objected to this, stating that it dehumanized Torgersen’s family and dragged them further into Hugopocalypse, with which they had had nothing to do before Torgersen brought them up. However, he stood by his remarks.
  
 Meme took little notice of this at the time, but did [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155365.html?thread=829081573#cmt829081573|discuss it]] later. While virtually all memers agreed that Torgersen’s argument was illogical, stupid, and offensive, multiple nonnies also objected to Chu’s comments, pointing out that he could have made his point perfectly clearly without further dehumanizing Torgersen's family. Meme took little notice of this at the time, but did [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155365.html?thread=829081573#cmt829081573|discuss it]] later. While virtually all memers agreed that Torgersen’s argument was illogical, stupid, and offensive, multiple nonnies also objected to Chu’s comments, pointing out that he could have made his point perfectly clearly without further dehumanizing Torgersen's family.
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 Chu has depicted himself as a passionate opponent of bigotry and online abuse, and has written at length about the horrible things that abusive Internet trolls have done and how they must be stopped. For example, when Reddit banned several racist subreddits, he [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/629038632960069632|argued]] that the posters in those subreddits should also be removed from the Reddit community overall so that they’d no longer be able to post offensive content to the site. Chu also [[http://www.salon.com/2015/07/23/when_the_absolute_right_to_snark_turns_sour_a_gawker_believer_reconsiders_the_manifesto_he_once_held_dear/|supported]] the doxxing of Michael Brutsch, a Redditor responsible for several creepy and offensive boards [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brutsch#Violentacrez|such as]] r/jailbait and r/beatingwomen, and dismissed the idea that Brutsch should have been reported to Reddit leaders through Reddit's official channels rather than publicly exposed on Gawker. Chu has depicted himself as a passionate opponent of bigotry and online abuse, and has written at length about the horrible things that abusive Internet trolls have done and how they must be stopped. For example, when Reddit banned several racist subreddits, he [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/629038632960069632|argued]] that the posters in those subreddits should also be removed from the Reddit community overall so that they’d no longer be able to post offensive content to the site. Chu also [[http://www.salon.com/2015/07/23/when_the_absolute_right_to_snark_turns_sour_a_gawker_believer_reconsiders_the_manifesto_he_once_held_dear/|supported]] the doxxing of Michael Brutsch, a Redditor responsible for several creepy and offensive boards [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brutsch#Violentacrez|such as]] r/jailbait and r/beatingwomen, and dismissed the idea that Brutsch should have been reported to Reddit leaders through Reddit's official channels rather than publicly exposed on Gawker.
  
-However, despite his alleged opposition of abuse, he [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/640885675156307968|eventually]] [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/157768.html?thread=845457736#cmt845457736|revealed himself]] to be a friend of [[w/page/46349159/Winterfox%2C%20Pre-Outing|Benjanun Sriduangkaew]], AKA Winterfox. Sriduangkaew was outed in 2014 as having been behind several online identities which she used to harass and bully various members of the online speculative fiction community. She frequently called for various people in science fiction and fantasy (pro and fan) to be raped, mutilated, or killed, and she drove one victim to attempt suicide. Although many of her victims were too scared of her to speak publicly, author Laura J. Mixon managed to collect evidence and posted proof of Sriduangkaew’s abuse in what became known as [[w/page/99796857/The%20Mixon%20Report|The Mixon Report]]. This report dispelled many of the myths Sriduangkaew/Winterfox had built up around herself, such as that she only targeted privileged authors and that she had acted badly in the distant past but subsequently reformed. Ultimately, this report garnered Mixon a 2015 Hugo award for Best Fan Writer.+However, despite his alleged opposition of abuse, he [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/640885675156307968|eventually]] [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/157768.html?thread=845457736#cmt845457736|revealed himself]] to be a friend of [[winterfox-pre-outing|Benjanun Sriduangkaew]], AKA Winterfox. Sriduangkaew was outed in 2014 as having been behind several online identities which she used to harass and bully various members of the online speculative fiction community. She frequently called for various people in science fiction and fantasy (pro and fan) to be raped, mutilated, or killed, and she drove one victim to attempt suicide. Although many of her victims were too scared of her to speak publicly, author Laura J. Mixon managed to collect evidence and posted proof of Sriduangkaew’s abuse in what became known as [[the-mixon-report|The Mixon Report]]. This report dispelled many of the myths Sriduangkaew/Winterfox had built up around herself, such as that she only targeted privileged authors and that she had acted badly in the distant past but subsequently reformed. Ultimately, this report garnered Mixon a 2015 Hugo award for Best Fan Writer.
  
 Chu [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/635306111478857728|stated]] that he was unhappy about Mixon’s win, claiming it meant people somehow mistook “vengeance” for “justice.” Meme [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155007.html?thread=827863167#cmt82786|reacted scornfully]] to this, [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155007.html?thread=827865215#cmt827865215|noting]] that giving Winterfox’s victims a voice was not actually unjust. In a later thread, nonnies also [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/157768.html?thread=845457736#cmt84545|pointed out]] that if Chu really wanted to stop online bullying, he would not support a person who, to this day, has continued to bully and harass others on Twitter. Chu [[https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/635306111478857728|stated]] that he was unhappy about Mixon’s win, claiming it meant people somehow mistook “vengeance” for “justice.” Meme [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155007.html?thread=827863167#cmt82786|reacted scornfully]] to this, [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/155007.html?thread=827865215#cmt827865215|noting]] that giving Winterfox’s victims a voice was not actually unjust. In a later thread, nonnies also [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/157768.html?thread=845457736#cmt84545|pointed out]] that if Chu really wanted to stop online bullying, he would not support a person who, to this day, has continued to bully and harass others on Twitter.
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