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A link to Day's comments about Jemisin was tweeted on the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America|SFWA]] @SFWAAuthors [[Twitter]] feed. Day had previously made controversial remarks, but in this case he was investigated by the SFWA Board, who subsequently voted to expel him from the organization over his use of the promotional SFWA Twitter feed in a manner that allegedly violated organization guidelines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2013/08/beale-expelled-from-sfwa|title=Beale Expelled from SFWA|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=14 August 2016|accessdate=15 Feb 2015}}</ref> Day posted a scan of the letter notifying him of the decision on his website. He later maintained that the vote did not signify his expulsion from the organization due to the fact that the required vote by the entire membership never took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voxday.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-sfwa-board-decides.html|date=August 14, 2014|title=The SFWA Board Decides|last=Beale|first=Theodore|accessdate=February 15, 2015}}</ref>
 
In 2015, reporter Michael Rapoport described Day in [[The Wall Street Journal]] as "the most despised man in science fiction".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-culture-wars-invade-science-fiction-1431707195|date=May 15, 2015|title=The Culture Wars Invade Science Fiction|accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref>
===2014 Hugo Awards===
==Personal life==
Day is married and is was a member of [[Mensa International|Mensa]]and a [[National Merit]] Semifinalist. He speaks English, Japanese, French, German and Italian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.counter-currents.com/2015/11/greg-johnson-interviews-vox-day-2|title=Greg Johnson Interviews Vox Day|author=Johnson, Greg|publisher=Counter-Currents Publishing|accessdate=27 Jan 2016}}</ref>
==Philosophical views==
Day describes himself as a [[libertarian]] [[nationalist]] and of the Alt-West branch of the [[Alt-Right]]. Writing for ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', Kimberly Winston described Day as a "[[Christian fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]]",<ref name=PW/> but other journalists have made more pointed characterizations, such as Mike VanHelder's assertion in ''[[Popular Science]]'' that Day's views are "[[white supremacy|white supremacist]]."<ref>{{cite web|work=Popular Science|title=Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom|url=http://www.popsci.com/culture-wars-raging-within-science-fiction-fandom?dom=fb&src=SOC|date=April 17, 2015|author=VanHelder, Mike}}</ref> Similarly, an article by Jeet Heer in ''[[The New Republic]]'' says that Day "has written that women should be deprived of the vote",<ref>{{cite web|work=The New Republic|title=Science Fiction's White Boys' Club Strikes Back|url=http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121554/2015-hugo-awards-and-history-science-fiction-culture-wars|date=April 17, 2015|author=Heer, Jeet}}</ref> an interpretation of comments in Day's article "Why women's rights are wrong."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnd.com/2005/08/31677|title=Why Women's Rights Are Wrong|author=Day, Vox|publisher=[[WorldNetDaily]]|date=8 August 2005|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref>
=== Memes ===
Day is known for coining terms for several concepts that have been popularly adopted, and for constructing logical and philosophical arguments that are frequently referenced in the media. He did not coin the term [[cuckservative]] but merely popularized it in the bestselling book of that name.
''Religion does not cause war'': the conclusive historical argument first presented on [[WorldNetDaily]], then repeated in more detail in [[The Irrational Atheist]].
 
===Criticism===
 
In 2015, reporter Michael Rapoport described Day in [[The Wall Street Journal]] as "the most despised man in science fiction".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-culture-wars-invade-science-fiction-1431707195|date=May 15, 2015|title=The Culture Wars Invade Science Fiction|accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> Jeet Heer of [[New Republic]] referred to Day as "noxious", "vile", and wrote that "He makes no pretense to moderation."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/121554/2015-hugo-awards-and-history-science-fiction-culture-wars|date=April 17, 2015|title=Science Fiction's White Boys' Club Strikes Back|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Associate Publisher of [[Tor Books]], said Day "rises all the way to 'downright evil'."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/016194.html|date=April 4, 2015|title=The 2015 Hugo finalists|accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref>
==Discography==

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