Larry Correia is the author of science fiction fantasy Monster Hunter series and the Grimnoir Chronicles, among other titles. He is also an unapologetically right-leaning supporter of the second amendment and firearms instructor. This sets him apart from a lot of folks in his industry leading to the occasional dust up.

After the freakout sparked by Miss Nevada promoting women’s self defense, Correia wrote a blog post with the headline The Naive Idiocy of Teaching Rapists Not To Rape. Here’s a taste:

The idea that there is a “rape culture” in the USA is a myth. There are individual imbeciles, individual evil scumbags, and there are some criminal gang subcultures where rape is business as usual, but for most regular people it is an evil anomaly, and our children are taught accordingly. To all of these TEACH BOYS NOT TO RAPE morons, my question is who the hell is teaching them that it is okay? Where do you live? Next to Roman Polanski or Bill Clinton?

Some of his science fiction author brethren weren’t too pleased with it and sanctimony ensued.

Enter fellow science fiction author John Scalzi.

The Naive Idiocy of Writing a Headline That Makes You Look Like Rapist Excusing Asshole — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 18, 2014

Now somebody honest would link to the actual article @scalzi And unlike Hines, my comments are still open. 🙂 http://t.co/gdHijpBxZf — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 18, 2014

@monsterhunter45 It's a shame you can't write less stupid headlines. Do better! I believe in you! @Thernlund — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 18, 2014

Thanks for the super helpful writing advice @scalzi and here I thought you were just trying to insinuate that I was pro-rape. 🙂 — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 18, 2014

@monsterhunter45 I don't think you're pro-rape. I wish your headline didn't leave such a thing open to interpretation. But it did! Sadly. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 18, 2014

Yep, super open to interpretation, but luckily my readers aren't morons.. @scalzi They must need more nuance to see misogyny everywhere. — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 18, 2014

@monsterhunter45 I'm totally not surprised your readers might miss a few clues about misogyny, Larry. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 18, 2014

@monsterhunter45 Wander through your comments sometime, Larry. You'll find them. Have fun! — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 18, 2014

Isn’t that always the way?

.@monsterhunter45 @scalzi I read your blog, and I'm so misogynist that I am pro-choice, and I worship female deities. I totally hate women! — Jonathan Anatrella (@The_Uchi_Mata) June 18, 2014

I find being patronized by @scalzi & his ilk more misogynistic than anything @monsterhunter45 commenters ever said. #shootstraightendrape — Jen Roemershauser (@jro282876) June 18, 2014

Subtlety is for pussies @scalzi I prefer honesty. — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 18, 2014

@monsterhunter45 Oh, look, you called me a pussy. I wonder why you can't see obvious misogyny! — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 18, 2014

I tend to use it in the Team America sense @scalzi but I'm glad the word police have an author on the squad. 🙂 — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 18, 2014

It was recently exposed that liberal icon Marion ZimmerBradley was a child rapist, so today scifi united to condemn me for saying "pussy" 🙂 — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 19, 2014

@Red__Rover Yep. Her daughter came forward and there's court records. She covered for her pedophile husband as well. — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 19, 2014

And that's why homeboy was claiming you were a misogynist for saying someone was a pussy? LOLOLOLOL @monsterhunter45 — Galt's Goat (@Red__Rover) June 19, 2014

This evening, in sum: The Naive Idiocy Of Apparently Not Being Able To Understand the English Language Past the Fourth Grade Level. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 19, 2014

So that's how you explain it when you try to be snide and clever but end up looking like a tool instead? Reading comprehension? 🙂 @scalzi — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 19, 2014

@monsterhunter45 Oh, Larry. No amount of passive aggressive smileys at the end of your tweets can cover up your sexist foolishness. Night! — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 19, 2014

Oh, I'm actively aggressive @scalzi I just like smileys. Passive would be making shit up, baseless allegations, and snide insinuations. — Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) June 19, 2014

Aaaannd….scene.

(hat tip @aikidokainwy)

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