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In the discussion thread: DC Comics under fire for hiring anti-gay writer to pen Superman [View all]

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 09:29 PM

14. Through a lens, darkly

It's one thing to critique someone's work through in the context of them having a certain belief. It's another to dismiss an author outright because of his views prior to actually reading what he wrote. The thread is that DC hired an "anti-gay" writer to write Superman. If you told me that his other works were anti-gay, including the Iron Man comic that he previously wrote, then I'm inclined to agree that this is an outlet for him to advance his bigoted agenda. However, to my knowledge, no such criticism has been leveled against his previous writings.

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
DC Comics under fire for hiring anti-gay writer to pen Superman [View all]	Ian Iam	Feb 2013	OP
Superman sales will suffer now because of this	Coolest Ranger	Feb 2013	#1
Do you mean in writing or do you mean because of the backlash?	cstanleytech	Feb 2013	#5
Because of the backlash	Coolest Ranger	Feb 2013	#6
They've been suffering for a while now. n/t	geomon666	Feb 2013	#24
Wasn't aware of that	Coolest Ranger	Feb 2013	#27
I don't know...Maybe the controversy will boost sales	Blue_Tires	Feb 2013	#49
Because of my partial blindness I haven't bought comics in forever	Coolest Ranger	Feb 2013	#50
I still prefer when superman.....	DeSwiss	Feb 2013	#2
I got that for Christmas last year....	WCGreen	Feb 2013	#4
PI? Private Investigator? Public Inquisitor?	Bucky	Feb 2013	#7
Penile Innoculator	DeSwiss	Feb 2013	#10
I like that OSC's being invoked in headlines simply as "anti-gay writer," now. (nt)	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#3
True, he is also a "misogynist writer"	obamanut2012	Feb 2013	#44
don't confuse an artist with their work	SansACause	Feb 2013	#8
When an artist foregrounds his political/social views so aggressively...	Orrex	Feb 2013	#12
Through a lens, darkly	SansACause	Feb 2013	#14
A fair point, but I believe that the objection is still valid	Orrex	Feb 2013	#15
Oh there isnt any doubt that he is a bigoted ass but as for his writing....	cstanleytech	Feb 2013	#19
In the Ender series, the best book is _Xenocide_, I think. nt	tblue37	Feb 2013	#34
Orson made the decision to exploit his bigotry as what he thought would be a marketing tool for	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2013	#30
Yes, but based on his stance, hiring him in any capacity is like hiring Fred Phelps.	ET Awful	Feb 2013	#28
Exacty. Thanks.	theHandpuppet	Feb 2013	#29
Card lost the ability to separate his politics from his work years ago.	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#58
Why is Mr. Card so fixated on homosexuality?	McCamy Taylor	Feb 2013	#9
Religion plays a role	Abnredleg	Feb 2013	#11
So his religion just 'plays a role'?	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2013	#31
I had no idea about that, but I've met him. He's a douchebag. nt	onehandle	Feb 2013	#13
Boo!	blkmusclmachine	Feb 2013	#16
Ultimate Iron Man	SansACause	Feb 2013	#23
It really bothers me that he can hold such hateful views...	kimmylavin	Feb 2013	#17
Totally in the Dark	Ian Iam	Feb 2013	#26
Oh, he came around to that position.	kimmylavin	Feb 2013	#37
The only book of his that I've read was "Ender's Game"	ChaoticTrilby	Feb 2013	#18
You might want to consider trying Speaker for the Dead then.	cstanleytech	Feb 2013	#20
Thank you.	ChaoticTrilby	Feb 2013	#40
To the library!	Bradical79	Feb 2013	#45
I move around a lot.	ChaoticTrilby	Feb 2013	#56
So your idea is that creativity requires millions in compensation or it is 'stifled'?	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2013	#32
Woah, nelly! That was not what I meant.	ChaoticTrilby	Feb 2013	#39
It's not just his views though. He actively lobbies to curtail rights.	indie_voter	Feb 2013	#42
I agree that his writing does not excuse his actions.	ChaoticTrilby	Feb 2013	#43
I have liked a lot of what he's written	GaYellowDawg	Feb 2013	#48
Good idea.	ChaoticTrilby	Feb 2013	#55
I thought Card would just create a new character...Morman	Tom Ripley	Feb 2013	#21
Flies around in his Magic Underwear!	AnnieBW	Feb 2013	#22
Excellent, Sir!	The Magistrate	Feb 2013	#25
Yeah, he lives in my back yard	Kelvin Mace	Feb 2013	#33
It may soon be discovered that Superman is actually an angel from the planet Kolob. nt	Zorra	Feb 2013	#35
DC Comics went to shit after Dan DiDio...	MicaelS	Feb 2013	#36
+1	geomon666	Feb 2013	#38
I'll never understand how he was promoted.	indie_voter	Feb 2013	#41
My family and I have really enjoyed the reboot.	Codeine	Feb 2013	#51
It sad that such a good writer....	daleanime	Feb 2013	#46
Good luck with that, Orson.	sofa king	Feb 2013	#47
I liked Ender's Game and books in that story line	Nika	Feb 2013	#52
The should not have used "under fire" in the title.	Pterodactyl	Feb 2013	#53
Dale Lazarov has it right, in my opinion	marshall	Feb 2013	#54
Bigot isn't a protected class, it's not discrimination it is discernment to avoid hiring bigots.	Exultant Democracy	Feb 2013	#57
Particularly when said bigots actively, stridently work to curtail others' rights	Posteritatis	Feb 2013	#59
I think all the hype about this will unintentionally increase sales.	Pterodactyl	Feb 22	#60

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