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Originally Posted by cbarnett
Next we'll be poking holes in Dune because of the Baron's umm, shall we say, preferences???
Craig.
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There were folks back when who were upset at Dune because the Baron was a pederast. The ones I recall were gays who felt it was "Bad enough that the main bad guy is gay, but he's a pedo too? This just makes us look bad, and we have enough problems!"
I was slightly sympathetic, but only slightly. There is an unfortunate assumption among the ignorant that a gay man is ipso facto a pedophile as well, and there have been a few publicized cases in the US where a guy who was a scoutmaster or the like admitted he was gay and was promptly booted from his post, over the objections of the parents of the kids and the kids themselves.
My SO's older brother was once upset because a local SF fan group was considering holding meetings at a gay and lesbian community center, and he had two pre-teen sons. I just stared at him and said "Good heavens, Bill. Do you think it's
catching?"
I wonder if the same objection would have been raised if the Baron had liked little girls?
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Dennis