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Gays, Sci-Fi fans, People of Reasonable Intelligence:
Poppy Z Brite just informed me, via her amazing journal, that Orson Scott Card is insane. Honestly, I had no idea that anyone whose books I have purchased and read could be so hateful, bigoted, and in denial of both.
His stance on gay marriage is similar to that of say, Sen Dick Santorum. And anyone who reads Dan Savage should know that Santorum is a total fucktard.
So once again, I am angered, saddened, and yeah...a bit surprised to hear that someone who seemed so cool could be so fucking loony. Although at the same time, these paranoid types who think the push for inclusion is some kind of attack on traditional types, is perversely amusing. Sure...gay people can get married, just not to the person they love. Because a loveless hetero marriage is better for kids than being around gay people, apparently. *shakes head* And absolutely everyone should be having kids, right?!? I honestly can't understand how any rational person could feel this way. And I still don't understand how letting adults who love each other get married hurts anyone else at any time. But bigotry, that hurts every last one of us...
In less offensive news, I invented a new cat toy. Take an ordinary pringles chip can, put a little catnip in it, and set it upright on the floor. Hilarity ensues, I assure you.
And finally, horrible movie mom Shelly Winters dies at age 85. Such an amazing actress, she's in one of my all-time fave movies: A Patch of Blue where she's a terrifying drunken mother of a trod upon blind girl who falls in love with Sidney Poitier. In fact, I may watch that after I get some writing done tonight.
His stance on gay marriage is similar to that of say, Sen Dick Santorum. And anyone who reads Dan Savage should know that Santorum is a total fucktard.
So once again, I am angered, saddened, and yeah...a bit surprised to hear that someone who seemed so cool could be so fucking loony. Although at the same time, these paranoid types who think the push for inclusion is some kind of attack on traditional types, is perversely amusing. Sure...gay people can get married, just not to the person they love. Because a loveless hetero marriage is better for kids than being around gay people, apparently. *shakes head* And absolutely everyone should be having kids, right?!? I honestly can't understand how any rational person could feel this way. And I still don't understand how letting adults who love each other get married hurts anyone else at any time. But bigotry, that hurts every last one of us...
In less offensive news, I invented a new cat toy. Take an ordinary pringles chip can, put a little catnip in it, and set it upright on the floor. Hilarity ensues, I assure you.
And finally, horrible movie mom Shelly Winters dies at age 85. Such an amazing actress, she's in one of my all-time fave movies: A Patch of Blue where she's a terrifying drunken mother of a trod upon blind girl who falls in love with Sidney Poitier. In fact, I may watch that after I get some writing done tonight.
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Patch of Blue is a cool movie. You see the one where Sidney is a suicide hotline operator and Anne Bancroft has swallowed a handful of pills? I'm surprised they haven't remade either of them.
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Shelly was also Roseanne's grandmother (Nana Mary) on some later seasons of Roseanne. Such fun stuff!
Patch of Blue has the first interracial kiss in a "Hollywood" movie. Interesting that there are still precious few interracial kisses in films.
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Patch of Blue has the first interracial kiss in a "Hollywood" movie.
Actually, I believe that was Island in the Sun. I'd pull out my book of banned movies to check, but it's at home. Sadness!
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Who was the kiss between in Island ? I'd presume it was Joan Fontaine and Belafonte. That would be amazing, I do so love Joan Fontaine. She is my favorite Jane Eyre, and that is the only one I own.
Anyway, it's too bad IMDB does not have that in the trivia.
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