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"Ender's Game" movie faces a boycott

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Re: "Ender's Game" movie faces a boycott

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Post by _b8r0 »

steve19 wrote: post #2

I wonder if the people signing this would also boycott anything run or owned by Middle Eastern royalty where laws that Card promotes both exist and are enforced.

Of course not, it's much easier to feel self-righteous boycotting one of the greatest living science fiction authors than boycotting the oil that funds this sort of thing.

Gay marriage is legal in the US, and rightly so. Neither Orson Scott Card nor middle-eastern oil will change that.

Re: "Ender's Game" movie faces a boycott

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Post by Shivetya »

I cannot recall the last time I refused to see any movie because of the off screen views of anyone involved? To be honest, I am more inclined to watch movies when others start screaming boycott.

However some groups are more prone to take offense than others because they have found it an effective means to quiet opposition to their point of view, regardless if they are right or wrong. I would prefer that instead of attempting to bully others into your point of view you just shut up. As in, be reasonable or go home

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Post by theorique »

steve19 wrote: post #2

I wonder if the people signing this would also boycott anything run or owned by Middle Eastern royalty where laws that Card promotes both exist and are enforced.

You can't self-righteously BitTorrent oil, so I would say probably not.

(On the other hand, American natural gas and Canadian tar sands may break us free from dependence on the Saudis and their deplorable political and social system.)

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Post by smoyer »

steve19 wrote: post #2

I wonder if the people signing this would also boycott anything run or owned by Middle Eastern royalty where laws that Card promotes both exist and are enforced.

Card is a Mormon and I have no problem with his belief that homosexual behaviors are wrong. Tolerance is different from belief though and if he doesn't practice tolerance, why should he expect people to tolerate his religion-based beliefs?

One problem I see is that so many times, beliefs are also linked to hatred. There's really no place for hatred when two parties are trying to practice tolerance.

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Post by ZirconCode »

I really loved the book, and I would really love to see the movie adaption, especially since OSC waited so long to personally pick a director he though would portray it well.

It's interesting because I remember in a later book in the series (Xenocide?), there were many off-planet colonies, and on those homosexuality was the norm and heterosexuals were seen as "weird". I don't recall any aggressive stance against gays in the entire series. Maybe I missed something?

I think as long as the book series doesn't mirror the authors perspective, it shouldn't play that big of a role.

Re: "Ender's Game" movie faces a boycott

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Post by srl »

_b8r0 wrote: post #3
steve19 wrote: post #2

I wonder if the people signing this would also boycott anything run or owned by Middle Eastern royalty where laws that Card promotes both exist and are enforced.

Of course not, it's much easier to feel self-righteous boycotting one of the greatest living science fiction authors than boycotting the oil that funds this sort of thing. Gay marriage is legal in the US, and rightly so. Neither Orson Scott Card nor middle-eastern oil will change that.

While I agree with the sentiment, gay marriage is not legal in most of the US.
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