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[Tristam]

She gave us this http://youtube.com/watch?v=5UfPij5ABdo fucking quidditch and fucking larpers

Man, fuck, maybe it's because I just woke up from a nap and I need to write an essay, but this irrationally pissed me off.

 

[Madrin]

She gave us this http://youtube.com/watch?v=5UfPij5ABdo fucking quidditch and fucking larpers

:lol They keep the broom between their legs.

 

[Absinthe (Permed)]

Because homophobia IS a big deal, and she probably got a kick out of offending the ass-backward sensibilities of retards around the world.


That too. It wasn't even really that big of a deal in the first place.

If she's so socially progressive she could have spelled it out in the novel. But no, that could have led to boycotts by some people so she didn't do it.

 

[Ford Prefect]

If she's so socially progressive she could have spelled it out in the novel. But no, that could have led to boycotts by some people so she didn't do it.

She's SO socially progressive that she knows (like I posted earlier) that a person's sexuality does not define them and is not even necessarily noteworthy. If what's-her-name-cat-lady didn't need to have her sexuality spelled out, why would Dumbledore?

 

[traveler]

If she's so socially progressive she could have spelled it out in the novel. But no, that could have led to boycotts by some people so she didn't do it.

There were plenty of details she could have put in the books that she didn't, as she has revealed several times. This was not exclusive to the boycott-threatening fact of Dumbledore's sexuality. Besides, if she had put it in the book randomly without any real reason for it, (as its inclusion would have had to be inserted) Card would simply be asserting she unnecessarily threw in a gay character to draw even more controversy and sell even more copies.

 

[Slayven]

Thank god we still occasionally get original works like Eragon.

 

[way more]

If she's so socially progressive she could have spelled it out in the novel. But no, that could have led to boycotts by some people so she didn't do it.

Usually when an author has a closeted gay character they don't go out of their way to portray them as gay. Like I said, every time I read a book with a gay character I only realize it once someone says, "you know they're gay, right?" Then I look it up and am surprised by how much simply goes over my head.

When you write a gay character you don't have shit like, "Dumbledore looked up from his copy of Playgirl to tell the young wizards . . ."


Sweet. I found a great SNL skit pertaining to this issue.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Someone's bitter.

The lawsuit is stupid, but seriously, he sounds like a fucking baby.

agreed

i liked enders game but fuck this guy, the similarities are retarded imo

plagiarism my ass

 

[Blackace]

You didn't bold "she shot her wad"? seriously?

still for an active Mormon that is pretty harsh..

 

[-COOLIO-]

still for an active Mormon that is pretty harsh..

card is mormon?

well i guess being an active bitter douche comes before being an active mormon

 

[titiklabingapat]

Yeah? She's still richer than you.

 

[Blackace]

card is mormon?

well i guess being an active bitter douche comes before being an active mormon

Ender's game was great, but Speaker for the Dead had a little too much "mormonism" in it for me....

 

[whytemyke]

watching authors try to dis each other is like watching 50 Cent and Ja Rule 'battle rap'. Seriously, Orson. You're named after one of the worst cartoon characters of my childhood, so you never had a chance of winning my mind to begin with. But sit down. This isn't about you so why do you even butt in?

still for an active Mormon that is pretty harsh..

I heard afterwards he drank non-decaffeinated coffee. That Card is a wild man!

 

[kingofrod]

Did he really just link a Geocities site?

I know! I didn't know those existed anymore.

Just like this:

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/

 

[CDProp]

I've never read a Harry Potter book and I don't care about this lawsuit, but OSC is a prick, so...