The racist views of pre-1900 authors and Shakespeare can be more easily dismissed because our society as a whole has decided those beliefs are wrong and no longer relevant in the big picture. We're no longer fighting on a large scale for civil rights and most of our society can look back on those beliefs as antiquated. However, the fight for gay rights and marriage equality is still going on and is highly relevant to our society, so Card's beliefs are fair game for criticism.
Whether or not he expressed his beliefs in his books or in the upcoming movie is irrelevant. Card is still very much alive to benefit financially from both and from the wider exposure the movie can generate for him. Since he actively campaigns for anti-gay laws and defense of marriage bills, providing him additional financial support and publicity for a cause I am directly opposed to is not an action I plan on taking. Ignoring the author is not an option for me and many others.
Institutions providing a PhD in kinesiology (but not applied kinesiology) include Penn State, Michigan State University, University of Maryland, University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota, and those are just the first ones I saw with a simple Google search.
In the case of Joseph Mastropaolo, his PhD is in the legitimate field of kinesiology, not the quackery of applied kinesiology. Here's the bio from his website.
And in no way should my comments be construed as endorsement of this nutjob.
Does he have a degree in kinesiology (kinesiology) or applied kinesiology (applied kinesiology). The latter is very much quackery, but the former is not. Applied kinesiology leeches off the name and scientific validity of the field of kinesiology.
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The racist views of pre-1900 authors and Shakespeare can be more easily dismissed because our society as a whole has decided those beliefs are wrong and no longer relevant in the big picture. We're no longer fighting on a large scale for civil rights and most of our society can look back on those beliefs as antiquated. However, the fight for gay rights and marriage equality is still going on and is highly relevant to our society, so Card's beliefs are fair game for criticism.
Whether or not he expressed his beliefs in his books or in the upcoming movie is irrelevant. Card is still very much alive to benefit financially from both and from the wider exposure the movie can generate for him. Since he actively campaigns for anti-gay laws and defense of marriage bills, providing him additional financial support and publicity for a cause I am directly opposed to is not an action I plan on taking. Ignoring the author is not an option for me and many others.
Institutions providing a PhD in kinesiology (but not applied kinesiology) include Penn State, Michigan State University, University of Maryland, University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota, and those are just the first ones I saw with a simple Google search. In the case of Joseph Mastropaolo, his PhD is in the legitimate field of kinesiology, not the quackery of applied kinesiology. Here's the bio from his website. And in no way should my comments be construed as endorsement of this nutjob.
Does he have a degree in kinesiology (kinesiology) or applied kinesiology (applied kinesiology). The latter is very much quackery, but the former is not. Applied kinesiology leeches off the name and scientific validity of the field of kinesiology.