Orson Scott Card calls for revolt against the US Government July 29, 2008
Posted by Evil Bender in bigotry, constiutional issues, wingnuts.trackback
Thanks to little.hoot.owl, who brought this to my attention: Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card, member of the far right and homobigot, has decided to call for revolt against the government, since it had the nerve to affirm that gay people are people too.
According to science fiction author Orson Scott Card [...], recent court decisions in Massachusetts and California recognizing same-sex marriage mean “the end of democracy in America.” As such, he advocates taking down our government “by whatever means is made possible or necessary.”
It’s all there in a truly frightful — and brazenly dishonest — essay that Card published in last Thursday’s edition of the Mormon Times.
In true homobigot fashion, Card makes shit up to support his claim (like the ridiculous lie that it’s illegal to kneel and pray outside abortion clinics). But he’s particularly pissed that he’s called a homophobe:
Please remember that for the mildest of comments critical of the political agenda of homosexual activists, I have been called a “homophobe” for years.
This is a term that was invented to describe people with a pathological fear of homosexuals — the kind of people who engage in acts of violence against gays. But the term was immediately extended to apply to anyone who opposed the homosexual activist agenda in any way.
A term that has mental-health implications (homophobe) is now routinely applied to anyone who deviates from the politically correct line. How long before opposing gay marriage, or refusing to recognize it, gets you officially classified as “mentally ill”?
Embarrassingly juvenile slippery-slope argument aside, perhaps Card has a point: I don’t know if he’s afraid of gay people, and so I won’t call him a homophobe. Instead, I’ll simply point out that he’s advocating any-means-necessary efforts to stop gay people from having the same rights as straight people. So I won’t call him a homophobe: no, he’s just an old-fashioned bigot.
Thanks for clearing that up for us, Mr. Card.
That’s a shame. My daughter really liked “Enders Game.” I’ll have to tell her now that he’s a major homophobe and let her decide on whether or not she will continue to read his books…..
I liked “Ender’s Game” as well, but I suspect your daughter may have a different problem: in my experience, and among many others I’ve talked to, “Ender’s Game” is far better than his other work.
This reminds me of when Bradbury suggested that Farenheit 451 wasn’t a comment on censorship, or when Arthur Miller said The Crucible wasn’t a reflection of the McCarthy era. It’s one of the amazing things about art: sometimes the works transcends even the artist’s vision.
Hey Bender, what would you think about starting a campaign to send Card’s books back to him? I’ve got about 10 I could send back and I’ve really been thinking about it since that article.
I think such a campaign would be really cool. I’m torn though: I like the point it makes, but I’m not sure Card is worth the postage. :)
Hey, Media Mail is actually pretty cheap (relatively speaking)… hmm…
I can’t help but wonder if Miller denying that the Crucible had anything to do with McCarthyism was a bit of a CYA move. I imagine you’re right, of course, but again, I wonder.
Does Orson Scott Card realize that his social security contains gay dollars…maybe he should revolt against that too….