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> Orson Scott Card (despite later finding out of his personal flaws) I don't typically dive into the personal side of authors whose writing I enjoy, what flaws

> Orson Scott Card (despite later finding out of his personal flaws) I don't typically dive into the personal side of authors whose writing I enjoy, what flaws are you referring to in Orson Scott Card?

woofyman 10y ago
He's a raving homophobe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card
- jolux 10y ago
  there's also a lot of argumentation in the vein of reading Ender's Game as apology for fascism and in particular the holocaust: http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html#postscript http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html#postscript
- wwweston 10y ago
  "Raving homophobe" is a pretty low-resolution picture of Card. Google "Janis Ian Orson Scott Card" for some nuance. Or see this cached post from her site: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ioaWOkC-jhsJ:janisian.com/forum/forum/the-janis-ian-forum/8148-orson-scott-card-and-me+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ioaWOkC... I'm not going to defend much of his political rhetoric, which I find is aptly described by the word "raving." And like others, I don't love a lot of his views on homosexuality. Just noting a higher-resolution picture of him doesn't fit the simple description of "raving homophobe."
  - mos_basik 10y ago
    >Google "Janis Ian Orson Scott Card" for some nuance. Thanks for that tip. I'm aware of the Internet's general opinion of Card (seems like a lot more people have something to say about him since the movie came out!) but have never bothered to look up anything more specific. So far, I had been assuming - based on personal experience with well-educated and well-traveled Christians and Mormons - that his position on homosexuality was pretty similar to what Janis Ian described in her post. Also that the Internet's attention - as usual - had been caught by something and blown it out of proportion. I'm glad that those assumptions seem to have been correct.

woofyman 10y ago

He's a raving homophobe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card

jolux 10y ago
there's also a lot of argumentation in the vein of reading Ender's Game as apology for fascism and in particular the holocaust: http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html#postscript http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html#postscript
wwweston 10y ago
"Raving homophobe" is a pretty low-resolution picture of Card. Google "Janis Ian Orson Scott Card" for some nuance. Or see this cached post from her site: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ioaWOkC-jhsJ:janisian.com/forum/forum/the-janis-ian-forum/8148-orson-scott-card-and-me+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ioaWOkC... I'm not going to defend much of his political rhetoric, which I find is aptly described by the word "raving." And like others, I don't love a lot of his views on homosexuality. Just noting a higher-resolution picture of him doesn't fit the simple description of "raving homophobe."
- mos_basik 10y ago
  >Google "Janis Ian Orson Scott Card" for some nuance. Thanks for that tip. I'm aware of the Internet's general opinion of Card (seems like a lot more people have something to say about him since the movie came out!) but have never bothered to look up anything more specific. So far, I had been assuming - based on personal experience with well-educated and well-traveled Christians and Mormons - that his position on homosexuality was pretty similar to what Janis Ian described in her post. Also that the Internet's attention - as usual - had been caught by something and blown it out of proportion. I'm glad that those assumptions seem to have been correct.