{"id":39451,"date":"2013-11-01T08:38:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T14:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/01\/the-enders-game-boycott.html"},"modified":"2013-11-01T10:06:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T16:06:08","slug":"the-enders-game-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/01\/the-enders-game-boycott.html","title":{"rendered":"The "Ender's Game" boycott"},"content":{"rendered":"
I've watched the brouhaha over Ender's Game<\/i> simmering for the last year. \u00a0On the one hand, an SF novel that a lot of people love to death, being done for the big screen with some major names attached. On the other hand, a virulently anti-gay writer who has openly supported with his money a variety of reprehensible causes.<\/p>\n

Fight!<\/p>\n

Part of the reason I've watched and not participated is because I've never read Ender's Game.<\/i> \u00a0For whatever reason, I missed the first wave of enthusiasm for it, and by the time I became aware of it, I was also aware enough of the OSC controversy to not want to touch it.<\/p>\n

Drawing the line between creators and creations (or actors and roles) is always tough. \u00a0You're never going to find anyone who, if you dig deep enough, you won't find serious cause for disagreement. While there's a serious argument for taking a creative work on its own merits, it's also impossible to ignore that, by putting money into creative talent's pockets (be it writer, director, actor, etc.), you are indirectly supporting whatever they do with that money.<\/p>\n

The main news that has come out most recently is that Card will get no money from the movie's profits (as if any writer actually sees any money that way, even if they have a deal for it — Hollywood's creative accounting is legendary, as Art Buchwald would have told you). Rights to the movie were purchased (and paid for) long ago, so, in theory, you can plop your $15 down for a ticket in good conscience.<\/p>\n

Of course, success of the movie will likely increase sales of the book, for which Card presumably gets residuals. \u00a0And for its sequels. And it increases the chance that other movie deals might be cut for other properties he has, and other book deals as well. \u00a0So there's still \u00a0a money factor. \u00a0<\/p>\n

And there are indirect effects as well. \u00a0If the boycott movement can point to a success, it might reduce the chance of Hollywood buying properties from obnoxious people like OSC. \u00a0Of course, it might cause Hollywood to eschew buying properties from anyone they think will be too controversial or might stir up a boycott, which cuts ideologically in all directions.<\/p>\n

Boycotts are a legitimate social outlet for expression of disapproval. \u00a0I may agree or disagree with a given one, but the freedom to (dis)associate and vote with your feet\/wallet is a powerful one. \u00a0Aside from finding Card to be a hateful loon in that particular area, I don't have any specific skin in the game, not being a fan of the book. Even with this news, there's still money on the table, but there are also a lot of other folks who will be impacted by a boycott beyond just Card. \u00a0I don't think there's an easy answer here, as much as everyone would like one. \u00a0<\/p>\n

(Another opinion on the brouhaha from Peter David:\u00a0http:\/\/www.peterdavid.net\/2013\/11\/01\/enders-game-boycotts\/<\/a>)<\/div>\n

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‘Ender’s Game’ Movie Profits Won’t Go to Orson Scott Card<\/a>
\n Orson Scott Card, the outspokenly homophobic author of the book\u00a0Ender’s Game, won’t get any of the box office money from the movie that opens tomorrow. So is there still cause for boycott?\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

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