Comments on: I am no longer a fan of Orson Scott Card http://www.alarmingfemale.com/2008/08/11/i-am-no-longer-a-fan-of-orson-scott-card-as-he-is-an-arrogant-homophobe-sad-to-say/ not keeping my opinions to myself Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:43:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth in Apex, N http://www.alarmingfemale.com/2008/08/11/i-am-no-longer-a-fan-of-orson-scott-card-as-he-is-an-arrogant-homophobe-sad-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Elizabeth in Apex, N Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:58:50 +0000 http://www.alarmingfemale.com/?p=872#comment-2356 How completely irrational. "Children taken from us by law" ... what? Is he referring to the taking of the children from the cult-Mormon group, or does he just mean that we require children to be educated (home school is an option many take, should we share that with him?)? Personally, as far as the mothers requiring fathers or husbands - and did you notice that he gave 'father' as an option, not just 'husband' - one of our greatest crises is not the gender/sex of the parent, but the lack of parenting at all. Creating loving, guiding homes where children are safe and taught how to live in community is the priority in my book. "I will act to destroy that government" ... seriously, he just said he'd try to destroy the government? And we are afraid of terrorists from outside the country?! And could anything please me more than not being related to someone who actually says, "a society where they will expect to marry in their turn." So now our children are automotons that must do our bidding? Yikes. And maybe someone should explain that there have been studies showing not only do homosexual couples have lower divorce rates and lower abuse rates, but homosexuality is not simply choice but has it's own "biological imperatives." Again, focusing on hate and petty differences - yes I think it's petty, who cares what others do in their bedrooms - is not something to be proud of. It is a pity and a detriment to our society. I think we need to find him his own little island so he can go live there and start his own government and religion. That would relieve all of his problems, and some of ours too, I think. How completely irrational. “Children taken from us by law” … what? Is he referring to the taking of the children from the cult-Mormon group, or does he just mean that we require children to be educated (home school is an option many take, should we share that with him?)? Personally, as far as the mothers requiring fathers or husbands – and did you notice that he gave ‘father’ as an option, not just ‘husband’ – one of our greatest crises is not the gender/sex of the parent, but the lack of parenting at all. Creating loving, guiding homes where children are safe and taught how to live in community is the priority in my book.

“I will act to destroy that government” … seriously, he just said he’d try to destroy the government? And we are afraid of terrorists from outside the country?! And could anything please me more than not being related to someone who actually says, “a society where they will expect to marry in their turn.” So now our children are automotons that must do our bidding? Yikes.

And maybe someone should explain that there have been studies showing not only do homosexual couples have lower divorce rates and lower abuse rates, but homosexuality is not simply choice but has it’s own “biological imperatives.” Again, focusing on hate and petty differences – yes I think it’s petty, who cares what others do in their bedrooms – is not something to be proud of. It is a pity and a detriment to our society.

I think we need to find him his own little island so he can go live there and start his own government and religion. That would relieve all of his problems, and some of ours too, I think.

]]> By: Chris http://www.alarmingfemale.com/2008/08/11/i-am-no-longer-a-fan-of-orson-scott-card-as-he-is-an-arrogant-homophobe-sad-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Chris Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:14:21 +0000 http://www.alarmingfemale.com/?p=872#comment-2341 KoiA, I love Nephi. Sorry about OSC being such a asshat - I didn't read his books simply because my sister did. The logic is stunning, tho. Maybe still writing sci-fi? Sounds like sci-fi to me, alternate reality and all. KoiA, I love Nephi.

Sorry about OSC being such a asshat – I didn’t read his books simply because my sister did.

The logic is stunning, tho. Maybe still writing sci-fi? Sounds like sci-fi to me, alternate reality and all.

]]> By: Gwen http://www.alarmingfemale.com/2008/08/11/i-am-no-longer-a-fan-of-orson-scott-card-as-he-is-an-arrogant-homophobe-sad-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Gwen Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:16:20 +0000 http://www.alarmingfemale.com/?p=872#comment-2340 I was actually just in Nampa on business...Somehow missed the sign I was actually just in Nampa on business…Somehow missed the sign

]]> By: Katherine Of It All http://www.alarmingfemale.com/2008/08/11/i-am-no-longer-a-fan-of-orson-scott-card-as-he-is-an-arrogant-homophobe-sad-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2339 Katherine Of It All Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:26:18 +0000 http://www.alarmingfemale.com/?p=872#comment-2339 Nephi neglected to mention that those homos are having many of their weddings officiated by a horse. Who likely got his priest certification from the back of Rolling Stone. Nephi neglected to mention that those homos are having many of their weddings officiated by a horse. Who likely got his priest certification from the back of Rolling Stone.

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