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Originally Posted by MattW
What you "inferred from his statement", though, is a bit paranoid. The man decides to do a tribute to a kind of pulp paperback he liked in his youth in exactly the same way, down to the low price point (even though, given the realities of publishing, not as low as in the 50s).
That's all.
Inferring that he's dissing ebooks or visually impaired people is, well, paranoid. And while someone who's visually impaired does have a point[1], I do not think that this has entered into Mr. King's reasoning. It's like complaining that your movie theater won't show the newest blockbuster with closed captioning. The world does not revolve around us; not having access to each and every entertainment option on the planet is not discrimination.
Matt
[1] And I get that point. I count myself in that group as well and will, most likely, not be able to read the paperback in question easily. So, I'll give it a pass. But it's not like I feel Mr. King has somehow "wronged" me.
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Where in my statement do I talk of him dissing visually impaired people? I said that he was being insensitive, but out of that you got that I said he was dissing the visually impaired? As far as being paranoid, I am far from it. I happen to know that Steven King has a great vocabulary and know how to use it. That is why I am disappointed in what he said. So, again, please do not put words into my mouth.