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	franzen 2013-07-12 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	Someone set us up the damage control. What baffles me is that they had to know about Card's homophobia from the start; you can't stop tripping over the evidence if you Google him. So this is a total ass-covering move. They could have secured the rights, said "fuck you," and tossed OSC at the start but clearly they wanted his presence for free publicity. Oops. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandglass 2013-07-13 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Or picked any of other of thousands of popular scifi novels that aren't connected to outspoken homophobes to adapt into movies. There are far too few Octavia Butler movies, they could start there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

soc_puppet
2013-07-13 09:09 am UTC (link)

Let's not get ahead of ourselves! From what I understand, this Octavia Butler character is both black and a woman; that might almost be considered progress. I'm sure there are plenty of white men whose books they could still get around to developing into movies. In fact, I hear that Asimov fellow's books are quite popular; perhaps we could make one of those into a film?

...I think I just threw up a little in my mouth from writing that. Excuse me. (And yes, the choice of Asimov as an example was deliberate. Seriously, barf.)

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