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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with 8:11. DH and I talked about this a ton last year, because I really loved Ender's Game (written by a man who is virulently homophobic - not part of our family's values at all) and DH did not want to see the movie (because of the author's public statements about gay people). I used the examples of Michael Jackson, Woody Allen and Roman Polanski to point out his hypocrisy of being unable to enjoy a thing because of the actions of its creator.

He hasn't wavered in his love of MJ, but he also agrees that MJ was a profoundly disturbed individual. He finds him more to be pitied than hated, though. He still loves the work of Roman Polanski and has a whole schpiel about the psychological trauma that Polanski has suffered (child Holocaust survivor, wife and unborn child brutally murdered) and the degree to which trauma can beget trauma. I'm not sure I totally agree with his position, but I agree that the things Polanski has suffered certainly are terrible and I feel sad for him about them.

After the article written by Dylan Farrow, he decided that while he loved Woody Allen's work and it would always have a special place in his heart, he couldn't in good conscience continue to support it going forward. I was impressed, as previously his position had been more along the lines of "No one knows what happened and the parents' relationship was all fucked up and anyway, he makes amazing movies."[/quote]

FYI: Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, is homophobic because he is a Mormon. I grew up around many Mormons and they believe homosexuality is a sin. All of my Mormon friends from childhood do not support gay rights. (I always have been a supporter and it has been a source of controversy with them.)[/quote]

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