I literally just saw someone write "BAD PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO MAKE GOOD THINGS!!!!" and I kind of want my head to explode a little bit. Because the person saying it works for a library, apparently is responsible for getting books, and if she had slightly less scruples, would not allow the library to provide Ender's Game, because Orson Scott Card is a dickwad.
And I get that OSC is a dickwad, and I get the idea of not wanting to support people you find to hold abhorrent views (even while you're praising this thing that they did) but choosing not to buy something for your personal collection is different than not buying something the public is asking for in their public library because you don't like the author, and I'm just all kinds of UGH over this, for some reason.
Plus, even ignoring the grossness of the phrase "bad people" -- "bad people *shouldn't be allowed* to make good things" is a dumbass thing to say.
Re: Vent those emotions
And I get that OSC is a dickwad, and I get the idea of not wanting to support people you find to hold abhorrent views (even while you're praising this thing that they did) but choosing not to buy something for your personal collection is different than not buying something the public is asking for in their public library because you don't like the author, and I'm just all kinds of UGH over this, for some reason.
Plus, even ignoring the grossness of the phrase "bad people" -- "bad people *shouldn't be allowed* to make good things" is a dumbass thing to say.