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8:40am
July 12, 2013
➸ Trying to find the right words: horror
The Ender’s Game narrative makes a lot of horrifying things look true. It’s not just a horrifying story - it’s a story that endorses horrifying things.
For instance, here are some things that seem to be true in the story:
- You can reliably tell what abilities kids will have later in life by…
Also he has a lot of horrifying ideas about human nature in general. Really horrifying. AND he’s good at looking like he knows what he’s talking about. So many autistic people I’ve known have learned social skills from him.
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Did it really endorse those things though? When I read it, it seemed like those were things that happened (kids were...
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alliecat-person said: True enough.
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