, by Orson Scott Card. I wish that I did not know that Mr. Card was a crazy homophobe. This knowledge tainted the whole book for me. That's ll for now.
I also did not know this. But I thought I remembered you saying something about his religious leanings that would make the whole "gay people are YUCKY!" feeling a bit more likely.
He's Mormon. Which doesn't explain it, because someone could say, "he's Christian so he's a homophobe" and I'd take great offense to that. But at the same time, knowing he's Mormon does explain it. So, I think that makes me a prejudice hypocrite....
I didn't remember him being Mormon. Having said that, it's not really hypocritical. If it's part of the belief system of a religion, and someone states they're a devout member of that religion, it stands to reason they hold those beliefs. To us it seems hypocritical because we think beig homophobic is bad. To someone who thinks god doesn't like gay people, it's not really BAD to be against gay people, because they're following god. Am I making any sense? I know what I mean.
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I also did not know this. But I thought I remembered you saying something about his religious leanings that would make the whole "gay people are YUCKY!" feeling a bit more likely.
He's Mormon. Which doesn't explain it, because someone could say, "he's Christian so he's a homophobe" and I'd take great offense to that. But at the same time, knowing he's Mormon does explain it. So, I think that makes me a prejudice hypocrite....
I didn't remember him being Mormon. Having said that, it's not really hypocritical. If it's part of the belief system of a religion, and someone states they're a devout member of that religion, it stands to reason they hold those beliefs. To us it seems hypocritical because we think beig homophobic is bad. To someone who thinks god doesn't like gay people, it's not really BAD to be against gay people, because they're following god. Am I making any sense? I know what I mean.
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