When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Sunday, November 18, 2001
The Ornery American
Political correctness can't withstand even a moment's rigorous examination. I mean, feminism and gay activism require that you simultaneously hold completely incompatible ideas about human sexuality: For the feminists, you have to believe that gender roles are caused entirely by the culture surrounding you, so that altering the culture will transform the horrible mistreatment of women. While for the gay activists, you have to believe that gender roles are entirely genetically determined and cannot be altered in any way by the choices and experiences of the individual.
--Orson Scott Card
Card treats gender roles and sexuality as identical. Card's argument looks so compelling at first glance, you think, Gee Why Didn't I Think of That? But they are two different things. Sexuality is about who turns you on, while gender roles are about who mops the kitchen floor and who changes the oil.
My daughter just told me he's a Mormon. Sorry, but I think that explains a lot. He claims to be very smart. Maybe he is - but not on this one. He has missed the entire point of the debate.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
SciFi writer's ideas about real life are wacky
The Ornery American
Political correctness can't withstand even a moment's rigorous examination. I mean, feminism and gay activism require that you simultaneously hold completely incompatible ideas about human sexuality: For the feminists, you have to believe that gender roles are caused entirely by the culture surrounding you, so that altering the culture will transform the horrible mistreatment of women. While for the gay activists, you have to believe that gender roles are entirely genetically determined and cannot be altered in any way by the choices and experiences of the individual.
--Orson Scott Card
Card treats gender roles and sexuality as identical. Card's argument looks so compelling at first glance, you think, Gee Why Didn't I Think of That? But they are two different things. Sexuality is about who turns you on, while gender roles are about who mops the kitchen floor and who changes the oil.
My daughter just told me he's a Mormon. Sorry, but I think that explains a lot. He claims to be very smart. Maybe he is - but not on this one. He has missed the entire point of the debate.
Palema
6:22 PM
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