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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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While I also enjoyed Ender's Game, he's written mostly mediocre books (IMHO), and thus not worthy of your frustration. :-)
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Plus you know, Ken Jennings is also a mormon and hasn't said anything like this publicly. Even though he is mormon, he accepts the fact that it shouldn't be a law to beleive as the mormons beleive. Even if they DO have sort of a "more heaven for me" attitude.