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  • camaron28 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Offtopic but i liked how in God Emperor of Dune some guy defeats homophobia with facts and logic (in a weird way but hey, it was the 60s) and then it turns out that the author was a massive homophobe so maybe i read that part of the book in the opposite way it was supposed to, lmao.

    • Beaver [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      It's surprisingly common for reactionary sci-fi authors to write speculation about how an imagined society should be, and come to good conclusions... and then seem completely oblivious about what the implication are for the society they actually currently live in.

      • camaron28 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        "actkually it's ok for men soldiers to engage in homosexuality and stuff. Also women soldiers are good due to the nurturing disposition of the female"

        Then he humiliates the main character in a fight.