The controversy of DC Comics hiring a known homophobe, Orson Scott Card, to write the digital-first series "Adventures of Superman," continues the question of how proper or ethical it is to boycott a business to not hire or to fire a person for voicing their beliefs. We have the same situation where a straight principal of a catholic high school has been fired for voicing his support of marriage equality.
Are these the same or different situations? I think they are two sides of the same coin and both sides have the right to express their opinions, however, one side does so at the oppression of the other while the other is protecting its self from oppression.
Is it right or wrong? I think it's a struggle for power. Every culture has laws that govern behavior to protect its population. As the population grows so does its number of laws. Voicing an opinion opens you up to the opinions and influence of the group and eventually these opinions become laws and part of its culture.
I don't eat Chic-fil-A, shop at Lowes or Autozone. I send emails of thanks for companies that support LGBT issues, use LGBT spokes people and images in their hiring and advertising and emails of discontent to companies that don't. And when given the opportunity, I sign petitions urging change or in protest.
Here is a petition urging DC Comics to not hire Orson Scott Card followed additional information provided by a post in Towleroad.
Sign here: www.allout.org/dccomics-osc
DALLAS, SAN FRANCISCO RETAILERS BOYCOTT DC COMICS' 'ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN' OVER ORSON SCOTT CARD INVOLVEMENT
Last week I reported that DC Comics had hired uber-homophobe Orson Scott Card to write their digital-first series 'Adventures of Superman'. Retailers are now responding to outcry from readers, GeeksOut reports.
The first is Richard Neal at Dallas-based Zeus Comics and Collectibles. The second is the Whatever Store in San Francisco.
Since my first report, an AllOut petition was created to get DC comics to dump card.
And DC Comics responded with a statement to the Advocate suggesting that they'll keep him on "As content creators we steadfastly support freedom of expression, however the personal views of individuals associated with DC Comics are just that — personal views — and not those of the company itself."
Meanwhile, NOM's Brian Brown is exploding with rage:
“This is completely un-American and it needs to be stopped,” Brown said. “Simply because we stand up for traditional marriage, some people feel like it’s okay to target us for intimidation and punishment.”
Brown called the attacks on Card frightening and said it’s another example of gay rights activists trying to punish those who believe marriage should be a union between a man and woman.
“Marriage is the union of a man and a woman,” Brown said. “That is not hateful. That is not bigoted.”
He said it’s not the first time gay activists have tried to have people fired for their personal beliefs. He recalled the story of a waitress in California who gave money to Proposition Eight. Pro-gay activists set up picket lines at the restaurant calling for her ouster.
“We can disagree on core issues – but we can do so in such a way where we don’t try to hurt or intimidate each other,” Brown told Fox News.
Posted Feb. 13,2013 at 8:26 AM EST by Andy Towle
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