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shinygobonkers February 19 2013, 00:59:19 UTC
really like your nuanced differentiation between sanderson and card here ( ... )

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ebilgatoloco February 19 2013, 01:07:56 UTC
I don't have much of an opinion on this considering I don't read anymore. But, generally speaking, I don't support places, entities, people who openly discriminate against particular community members like Chick-fil-A. I've never actually eaten there 'cause I'm not that big of a chicken fan, but after the scandal of last summer, I have chosen not to ever patronize at that establishment.

That said, I wanted to read Ender's Game, it's on my to read list, but now, I'm not too sure I'd be willing to do so.

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asulon_bellanca February 19 2013, 03:03:18 UTC
Well I guess I'm just rather oblivious. I don't think I've heard about Any authors' views. It'd have to be major headline news. That said now that I know a little bit about Card (never heard of Sanderson) I'm debating reading your links and being truly disgusted and simply not rereading any of his stuff. I also read ender's series in high school, I wouldn't have watched the movie anyhow but it might have brought me back to the books.
I can understand your points about the differences between the two authors and how it affects you decisions about their work.

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kith_koby February 19 2013, 06:46:27 UTC
I enjoyed this post very much, it was quite astute and I felt I could really agree with everything written in it. As a Modern-Orthodox Jew, many of the books I read pose this kind of problem for me, and I'm glad you decided to write about this.

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You will hate Singapore then ray243 February 19 2013, 11:19:01 UTC
Regarding your view on Orson Scott Card, I guess you will pretty much hate the majority of Singaporeans.

We still have a colonial era law, Section 337A of the penal code, whereby we criminalise homosexuality and other "unnatural" acts of sexual intercourse.

The reason why the government have yet to repeal the law despite the fact that we are a first world nation is because the majority of Singapore shares the same view as Orson Scott Card, even when they aren't Christian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_377A_of_the_Penal_Code_(Singapore)

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