Much has been made in the media of what an incredibly shitty person Orson Scott Card is because he’s got deeply held religious beliefs that gay people are broken and gay marriage is wrong. I’ve met Orson Scott Card, and I have read a significant amount of his work. Some of his work I consider to be one of the best SF novels ever written, Ender’s Game is being made into a film.
Orson is wrong, and boycotting this film is stupid. You are hurting many more people who agree with you than do not.
This man has the right to his own religious beliefs, he has the right to form a political action group. and he has the right to speak his mind.
This man sold the rights to this film to a company that employs hundreds, if not thousands, of LBGTQ people.
This man is one of the best writers and writing teachers working in America today.
This man wrote an incredibly positive story that says many wonderful things about humanity and the human condition.
Intolerance of people different than you is still intolerance. When we engage or intellectual adversaries and demonstrate their flawed logic then the situation will change.
I cannot wait to see Ender’s Game.
