And Yes His Queer Rep Is So Far Not Great (although He Gave Us Ace Jasnah So He's Already Won In My Mind) - Blog Posts

brandon sanderson homophobia sexism my rambles like first of all. most importantly. Ender's Game is probably the only reason I survived seventh grade I love that book. find something new to love in it every time I read it it is my soul. my guidebook. my worst fears. my greatest desires. everything but OSC on the other hand . . . I have complaints and I hate that everyone blames all his problematic traits (sexism and homophobia namely) on his religion because look. look at Branderson. same religion but none of the same issues like Brandon Sanderson doesn't have a single character who plays into gender stereotypes. female OR male and yes his queer rep is so far not great (although he gave us ace jasnah so he's already won in my mind) but renarin is canonically gay and that will be explored. he has gaydar and it has picked up on shallan's and adolin's bisexuality he is so careful and caring in how he writes his queer character he's trying so hard I beg you to read all the WoBs on this subject because they make me cry also brando sando is just a better writer maybe not necessarily his prose (although maybe. osc ain't exactly a poet either) but certainly his characters and pacing like . . . his philosophical ethical monologues are well-placed and justified thematically. unlike card's also his monologues aren't kind of unsettling and yikes also? minor point but sanderson romances are so much better imo card seems to consider the peak of romance to be ''I can stand being around you and am physically attracted to you'' whereas branderson puts actual respect and communication and affection and LOVE into his love stories no his romance isn't perfect but I'm never going to marry someone I ''love'' in a card way. In a sanderson way however? yes I think I will but back to their female characters the only osc character I've ever seen myself in was technically written by johnston not card whereas I see myself in like every brando sando female character osc's women are just . . . eh and his traditional views on marriage and family (yay) kind of leak into all the women he writes. and literally everything else he writes. anyway I could write a dissertation about this but I gotta sleep so that's all for now orson scott card