tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post6514908825176571252..comments2023-10-21T07:55:34.085-04:00Comments on RevCyn: Ender's GameCynthia L. Landrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02858232066200226342noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post-60457523775354293572013-11-02T10:12:36.675-04:002013-11-02T10:12:36.675-04:00The problem with offsetting contributions is that ...The problem with offsetting contributions is that they don't address the direct purpose of a boycott: to express disapproval. All the studio sees is your ticket purchase, and their natural presumption is that you'd want to see more Card movies, so they'd buy more rights, thus benefiting Card. A ticket purchase is a ticket purchase, and a donation is a donation; there is no functional connection between the two.<br /><br />I feel dishonest in saying this in a way, as I've not yet read any Card (He's on my list, I just haven't worked my way down yet), and I go to so few movies first run that it's unlikely I'd have seen it anyway- I'm not struggling with the disappointed fan's dilemma. But the logic of the situation says that an offsetting contribution matters only to one's own feelings, and not to the boycott.Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690830057835669205.post-31966592233797490692013-10-31T00:19:20.418-04:002013-10-31T00:19:20.418-04:00I think I have read and re-read every book in the ...I think I have read and re-read every book in the series of Enders, Et al. Were I to learn I'd missed one I wouldn't check out of the library.<br /><br />I've known of his hateful views but that one quote you included suggests outright Taliban...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com