Some controversy has erupted around the Hugo Awards. Again.
I have two memories that relate. Â One was an early memory of one of the Oscar presentations wherein someone—an actor—took the opportunity to make statements of a controversial nature. Â I was young, I didn’t entirely understand why all the adults around became so…resentful.
Yes, that’s the word. Â They resented the intrusion of controversial matter into what they seemed to feel was something meant for them. Â It was on their television, it was supposed to be there to entertain them, it was not supposed to make them think about things outside the movie that was being honored.…