Orson Scott Card

[jeregenest]

Vericon, and other cons, continuing to honor Orson Scott Card is probably one of the most blatant examples of hetero-priviledge I can currently find in SF, and I can probably find quite a bit. Orson Scott Card has been incredibly blatant in his hatred of gays, and to think his fiction is pure of that hatred is foolish. Thinking that you can separate a man's political views from his fiction is atrocious.

Continuing to support Orson Scott Card is hetero-priviledge pure and simple and folks shouldn't pretend otherwise. If he had said a 10th of what he has said about gay people directed towards a racial or ethnic minority he would be ostracized from SF.

If there is any justice hrsfa will will denounced by Harvard's gay and lesbian associations and made to regret having Card as their guest of honor.

Comments

[bryant]

If he had said a 10th of what he has said about gay people directed towards a racial or ethnic minority he would be ostracized from SF.

Oh, you optimist.

"But the 'peace' in 'Islam' means 'Submission.' You'll find that out soon enough." -- Dan Simmons

And don't get me started on the Baen guys.

[jeregenest.livejournal.com]

Okay so I'm both optimistic and cyncial at the same time. And the whole anti-Islam thing is thornier because its so damn acceptable right now (makes me sick).

And you are right, I do avoid Baen stuff its so different from the side I read and pay attention to that I sometimes forget its out there.

[bryant]

I actually think, at times, that Xphobia is more accepted in the fannish community because there's this meme of tolerance. Intolerance is thought of as the worst thing in the world and fans bend over backwards to avoid it.

[jeregenest.livejournal.com]

Its so silly. As it leads to rather bizarre bits of alowing hate speech in the community which excludes people from the community.