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OMG, I once went to a drama conference with the Trouble with Tribbles guy. He was a laugh riot of pretentiousness. I'd hear portions of his "conversations" where he was proclaiming probably apropos of nothing, "Don't get me started on 'A Doll's House!' 'Krogstad, can we talk?' And modern theater's been talking ever since!" and "It's not that later Beatles' albums were bad per se, but they were not rock and roll!" He also had a surly adopted son that I think grew up to be like the creepy artist in The Wedding Crashers.
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My son is not surly. He grew up to be a pretty nice guy. Me, however, I'm still a laugh riot of pretentiousness.
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Funny I was at a convention with Mr. Card, someone said something that did not match his Fundamentalist Mormon beliefs. (I have never seen this before or again at a convention) He stood up and yelled at the audience. Declared the panel Moot and Over. Told everyone to leave. His nickname at this convention became Fundamental Moron. He has done little since to undo this Moniker. You Mr Sean deserve to be among his defenders, I have never seen someone stoop to attacking someone's child to make a point. That kind of intellect deserves the lowest common denominator.
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My God, you got your Tribble army over this one didn't you? I liked that conference, thought you were very funny, a "laugh riot" in fact. I've remembered your quotes verbatim for 17 years. I wanted to make you a character in a book. And got along with your son. I believe I rode back to Boise from McCall with him part of the way. I meant surly in the sense of being "dark" not "rude." And I thought the character in the Wedding Crashers was funny. So get down off your cross. And don't respond to lowly commenters.
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You can say all the terrible things about me that you want. I'll probably agree with you. In fact, I can probably list more of my faults than you can.

But my son is off limits.

Meanwhile, the article above is about responses to Orson Scott Card's remarks. Not about any personal failings you think I might have.

One point that might be worth making is that Card's opposition to LGBT issues is ultimately a good thing -- because it puts the discussion on the table. The real victory in the LGBT movement is that every time an anti-gay speaker raises the issue, it's an invitation for others to respond. It makes it safe for everyone to contribute -- and the result is that LGBT issues are now part of the national conversation. Card's own statements have contributed to that discussion. So as much as he has resisted marriage-equality, he's part of the reason that it's inevitable.

I think that would be a much more interesting conversation, don't you?
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No, because I agree with you on OSC, and I can't imagine who wouldn't. Well, I can, but I don't care about such people.

I'm just surprised to be mentioned like 7 times on your facebook page. Is this the only bad remark you've gotten lately? You're too insulated. I mean seriously don't deign to stoop to my level (my level of saying you make grandiose remarks, which you don't deny. Or criticizing not a child, but a contemporary of mine who I met for 3 days in the 90s) if you don't wish to.

I feel like I should seek asylum among Star Wars enthusiasts.

And that is my last word on this. I wanted to share an amusing anecdote about a memory I had at a drama camp as a teenager. You're a white haired man arguing with a smurf.
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What I have written on my FB page is not about you. It's about me -- how I think and what I think about. It's a stream-of-consciousness observation on the various stimuli in my world. It's the rough draft of at least half a dozen different books I'll probably never have time to write. I thank you for triggering some interesting insights and observations. Everything is source material. Tonight it was you. Thanks again.

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