@JosjeT @j_bertolotti @fullfathomfive

now we get to the delicious irony in your empty denial of the obvious

orson scott card is dismissing homosexuals as people, and does not listen to them. orson scott card denies homosexuals their humanity

for doing that, he is the problem here, not people accurately pointing out that he is the problem

you can't go through life shouting "no, u!"

sometimes you need to accept painful truths you do not like

@JosjeT

Calling someone a bigot or a racist is not "dismissing them as a person".

In fact, you can't be a racist or bigot without being a person. Calling someone a racist or bigot implicitely recognises their personhood.

@JosjeT @benroyce @j_bertolotti @fullfathomfive

When someone screams hatred, you should stop listening to them.

Life is very short. Having discussions with people who have ideas different from you is important; listening to angry, screaming lunatics who will never in a million years listen to you is not a good use of our limited time.