Do any of these people remember the 1950s blacklisting of Hollywood actors and writers because of their affiliation with "subversive" organizations and/or their "anti-American" beliefs? That boycotts were organized against any advertiser who sponsored a program that employed an actor who was on the blacklist?
Why the hell should I care--or they care--about Orson Scott Card's political beliefs? Just as our grandparents should only have cared if a Communist actor put on a good performance, I only care if the homophobic Orson Scott Card can write a good Superman comic. All this is not very far from the tactics practiced by Red Channels. If you don't get the reference, Google it.
Do any of these people remember the 1950s blacklisting of Hollywood actors and writers because of their affiliation with "subversive" organizations and/or their "anti-American" beliefs? That boycotts were organized against any advertiser who sponsored a program that employed an actor who was on the blacklist?
ReplyDeleteWhy the hell should I care--or they care--about Orson Scott Card's political beliefs? Just as our grandparents should only have cared if a Communist actor put on a good performance, I only care if the homophobic Orson Scott Card can write a good Superman comic. All this is not very far from the tactics practiced by Red Channels. If you don't get the reference, Google it.