orson scott card
orson scott card is a science-fiction author
he wrote the book anders game it's a classic sci-fi book i have read the book
i don't remember if i've recommended it in my book recommendations but if not
it's a book i i certainly would have been comfortable
recommending because i i i do think that it is a very powerful book in a number
of different ways and and it is it's of an entertaining book as well
it turns out that orson scott card is anti-gay and now this is the subject of
quite a bit of controversy back in two thousand nine he joined the board of the
national organization for marriage which as we know is a uh... disgusting the
anti-gay group he also said that mary p he wrote on a uh... in the mormon times
i don't know if he's actually mormon but he wrote in the mormon times married
people attempting to raise children with the hopes that they in turn will be
reproductive lee successful
had every reason to oppose the normalization of homosexual unions i
mean if the the type of vocabulary we hear
from the most extreme
anti-gay nuts
now
orson scott card has found out that there's actually a boycott planned
of the movie version of the book enders game there's a there's a movie that is
in the works
uh... of of anders in the book
and when he found out that
there is actually a boycott being planned because of his anti-gay points
of view he said that actually the gay marriage issue is completely move now
because the supreme court rulings have made it known
how idon't know
and he also says that gay marriage supporters need to show tolerance
towards those who disagreed with them
when the issue was still in dispute basically saying
those who are in favor of quality need to tolerate those
who are in favor
of discrimination
i have a couple thoughts on this number one
the idea that we have to tolerate discriminatory bigots does not make
logical sense to me legally speaking
we do tolerate intolerance it's called the first amendment
uh... orson scott carter whoever wants to can make whatever claims they want to
make and whatever statements they want
but they are not
free from the repercussions of bigoted speech and we've talked about this when
it came to dr laura's and word rant
and how she thought because people didn't wanna listen to her show anymore
that it was a violation of her first amendment rights it of course was and it
was just the repercussions of her exercising her first amendment rights
so legally speaking we already have tolerance of bigotry
that doesn't mean people need to tolerate discriminatory views by any
means now that doesn't mean you you are intolerant by committing violence of
course we have laws and statutes that prevent that but you can be against
those points of view and boycotting orson scott card is absolutely within
uh... the the the realm of what would be normal to do
but i want to talk about the other thing which is people have been asking me
given that a lot of people know about my uh... uh... somewhat uh...
and i want to call extensive knowledge but
certainly i've read a lot of kind of classic science fiction books like
enders game
does it make me revisit whether it's a good book or whether or since got card
is a good writer
and actually think of
theodore dot dostoevsky
theodore dostoevsky
was unknown anti-semites
that does not mean
that is books are not worth reading or that is books are in some way not
writing that is at the same level as it would be if we didn't know him to be an
anti-semite
by fred
a bunch but feared or dostoevsky there is no question that when i read it
i am aware of the fact that he was an anti-semite i'm aware of that but i
don't think that that means that the literature
is no longer worth consuming although i could see people being so offended that
they say it on a lottery anything orson scott card right
and they're entitled to that uh...
you know that's that's their prerogative i'd have to agree with you uh... can i
still watch it on el gibson movie and and enjoy your dress torch braveheart
knee joint
yeah i think i can and uh... yard never read mine com
i have to admit i think it might be a fascinating read
so are some people can separate those things
other people can't and either way that's ok really yet although i have to admit i
don't watch any nuggets and stuff anymore just because that look at him
distinctive his physical appearance in his visible russian president
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