[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

So you have read ""The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World"



I am unaware of his openly antagonistic attitude to the gay, lesbian and bisexual communities.

Can you enlighten me? I can honestly say I do not have warm feelings toward Mr. Card, but that is mainly because he is an a-hole, I don't like his writing, and his mom dresses him funny.

EDIT: to be clear, when I say "I am unaware of his openly antagonistic attitude to the gay, lesbian and bisexual communities." I am speaking of Ellison, not Card.

Additional EDIT: To be clearer, Ellison is manifestly an a-hole, I love his writing, and I do not imagine for a minute his mom would dare to dress him for fear of being sued.

I should clear that up, I didn't mean Ellison, I meant Card in reference to his openly hostile attitude toward the gay, lesbian and bi communities. As I don't want to be sued by Mr Ellison, let me make it clear, I know of no instance in which he has slurred or been openly hostile to the gay, lesbian and bisexual community.

I suppose what I don't understand is how you manage to divorce the two knowledge bases you have in the appreciation of Ellison's work. If you knew nothing about him and were reading his work, then I wouldn't see any conflict. But knowing that he's such an arsehole and so annoying, how do you not bring that with you to the reading? How do you just ignore that piece of information?

EDIT: saying all that I say about Ellison, I do have a grudging admiration for him, because at least he's not some faceless little corporate shill with no personality. He does take risks and that I do admire, even if I don't like his writing or his ridiculous anti-technology and sharing stances.