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Pro GOH controversy for Chengu 2023 Worldcon


Ser Scot A Ellison

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It seems Russian SFF author Sergy Lukianenko appeared on an RT News broadcast and when the host suggested any Ukrainian children who disliked Russian occupation should be thrown into a fast moving river and drowned Lukianenko’s response was Rods (you know to beat them) were better.

A few years back a Publisher was disinvited as a GOH because the publisher’s website didn’t do much moderation of extreme content.  There is a legitimate question as to whether or not the Chengdu committee has any idea about Lukianenko’s comments

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https://file770.com/during-lukianenkos-appearance-on-russias-rt-presenter-calls-for-drowning-ukrainian-children/?fbclid=IwAR3je1ZnYiQUKdqqovG-IVsf3q28BzYq5qSNKV5BDh_XYkm9bA0qAUyvpUc

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1 hour ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said:

It seems Russian SFF author Sergy Lukianenko appeared on an RT News broadcast and when the host suggested any Ukrainian children who disliked Russian occupation should be thrown into a fast moving river and drowned Lukianenko’s response was Rods (you know to beat them) were better.

A few years back a Publisher was disinvited as a GOH because the publisher’s website didn’t do much moderation of extreme content.  There is a legitimate question as to whether or not the Chengdu committee has any idea about Lukianenko’s comments

Thoughts?

https://file770.com/during-lukianenkos-appearance-on-russias-rt-presenter-calls-for-drowning-ukrainian-children/?fbclid=IwAR3je1ZnYiQUKdqqovG-IVsf3q28BzYq5qSNKV5BDh_XYkm9bA0qAUyvpUc

I think it's clear that nothing will be done about this, he won't be disinvited and there won't be anything done about other GoHs' statements about the Uighur genocide being justified.

Interestingly, though, RT News has suspended the anchor who made the comments and confirmed it does not believe any children anywhere should be burned or drowned.

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I'm interested to see if Robert Sawyer is happy continuing to be the co-GoH with this stuff going on.

Not to mention the fact that if China isn't going to change its COVID precautions, and it sounds like they are not, there is a reasonable chance the convention could be cancelled anyway. The city has been in and out of lockdown several times already.

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