of mixtapes and instant photos.

- was an incredible chef and writer beloved by so many

- very open about his struggles with drug use and abuse as well as depression, and in testimonials from fans used to encourage people he met in their struggles to get clean 

- an outspoken and passionate advocate for the “me too” movement, to the point where he penned an essay highlighting the horrible treatment of women in the food industry and his own failings and regrets in that regard for not speaking out against it sooner

- frequently challenged western views on the countries and places he visited; one of the clearest examples i can think of was an episode of parts unknown set in iran where the highlight was the normalcy of the lives of people who live there - he went bowling with them, for example, and spent an hour calling out the bizarre westernized views of iran and it’s people as tragic, war-torn and oppressed.

- spent so much time focusing on the people in the places he visited. he ate at their homes, in their backyards, anywhere they would like him to, as much (if not more) as he did at fine dining restaurants. he was generous and kind, and the show was never about “poverty porn” but rather about showing that these are real people, with real lives just like ours, and treated them with respect and graciousness.

- was an outspoken trump-hater particularly when it came to immigration rights, discussing the impact that mexican immigrants had on his love of cooking and his desire to be a chef.

- someone asked what tony would cook for trump & kim jong un if he was asked to cater their meeting and he said “hemlock”.

- a friend of obama’s, having dined with him many times before; when someone asked if he would do the same with trump tony said: “Absolutely f—ing not. I’ve been a New Yorker most of my life… I would give the same answer that I would have given 10 years ago, when he was just as loathsome.”

I was confused for a second about why you were unfollowing over a credit card I don’t even use. And then I realized you meant OSC.You may not know this stuff, so I am going to take a minute and share some stuff on WHY I think OSC is a trash human being.1. He is extremely homophobic.

2. He hates fan-fiction. (I know authors aren’t allowed, legally, to read fan-fiction of their own work, but he actually HATES it.) This post also shows how he likes to set standards and then place himself above them.

3. He is also really racist.

Every dollar put into OSC’s pocket from the sales of his books, etc. is a dollar he will put towards the furthering of his own agendas and his hatred for POC, LGBTQ+ people, and essentially everyone who isn’t white and male.

NOW. I need to add something to this. I own a lot of OSC books - most of which I purchased second-hand at a charity book sale. I LOVED Ender’s Game. I read it during a really formative time in my life, and it introduced me to the science fiction genre. That doesn’t change the fact that I don’t appreciate OSC as a person.

Do I think less of you if you like Orson Scott Card’s work? No.Do I wish people would stop defending HIM as a person? Yes.Do I think there are better authors out there to support? Yes, and I am happy to recommend some!

Some other links you may find interesting:

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