Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea The science fiction novel "Ender's Game" has been a part of the sci-fi canon for the past 30+ years and with it's huge new blockbuster movie release, it's bigger than ever. But its author, Orson Scott Card, has inspired more debate than the novel itself. Card has been labeled homophobic, racist, and a handful of other distasteful things, and the opinions held by Card have created a TON of anger and opposition. But now that "Ender's Game" has been made into a movie, this leads to a big question: should you see it? Does buying a ticket to a film equal an endorsement of the creator's ideas? OR should you join the bandwagon of boycotts against the film? Should you avoid it based on your moral beliefs? Watch the episode to find out more! Sources: Will Orson Scott Card Profit? http://bit.ly/HKwDfE http://bit.ly/HKwEjJ Wired Article http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/10/enders-game/ Advocate.com http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2013/11/01/op-ed-why-im-going-see-enders-game Evangelion Idea Channel Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVm65tlhqw8 ____________ Mentions SCP Foundation: http://www.scp-wiki.net/ Ben Drowned: http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/BEN_Drowned Idea Channel Reads: http://ideachannelreads.tumblr.com/ ---------------------------------------­­­------------------------------ Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Binaerpilot "Geeks" http://bit.ly/10N0UBf "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Outsider "Explore" http://bit.ly/197EQnY StatueofDiveo "Final Days" http://bit.ly/GYljwI Chiptune - Kenzalol http://bit.ly/15vKwpN EatMe http://bit.ly/17ludvN ---------------------------------------­­­---------------------------- Tweet of the Week: http://bit.ly/1bcp3Ch ---------------------------------------­­­---------------------------- Come hang out in the Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/138EHBh Check out the Idea Channel SubReddit! http://bit.ly/GNklUq ---------------------------------------­­­---------------------------- Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) _______________________________ Want some more Idea Channel? Here's: How is Slender Man Internet Folklore? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0RNkkd2peE Check Out: Controlling vs "Being" Your Video Game Avatar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLkyNzFmlHA Here's Last Week's episode: "Did Horse_ebooks Show Us that SPAM is the Web's Native Artform?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQsq9gCit9Y