Further Hugo drama ft. Ursula Vernon and RS Benedict

[anghraine]

This is a tiny thing, but I've just seen RS Benedict et al's desperate attempt to drag Ursula Vernon for being insufficiently self-flagellating about benefiting from the Hugos bullshit.

As far as I can follow:

• The RSB/Rite Gud crowd seem to be under the impression that Ursula Vernon bathes in gold coins derived from her illegitimate Hugo.
• There was a comparison to Pontius Pilate that I don't fully comprehend. I don't think Vernon (or possibly anyone) does either, but it did allow for a lot of pictures of David Bowie in the threads.
• Vernon is currently in regular chemotherapy for cancer.
• There was a speculation that Vernon was actually in cahoots with Dave McCarty to get the Best Novel Hugo (...) or maybe it's just her irresistible sexual allure.
• Fanfic is a faint specter over all of this because of the File770 BNFs' tantrums over the AO3 win a few years ago + RSB being the same RS Benedict who periodically has vapors about fanfic in general.
• This is also the same RSB who (almost as desperately) tried to make "squeecore" happen awhile back.
• Because of unrelated WSFS incompetence, Vernon hasn't received the physical award yet and hasn't made a decision about what to do with it.

Most of this whole thing sucks, but ... lmao.