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PoindexterOglethorpe

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11. Interesting comment about Harlan Ellison

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 2, 2022, 09:13 PM

Jul 2022

who lost all credibility when he groped Connie Willis at a Hugo awards.

I have known Connie for about a decade now, and only once have I ever heard her talk about that incident. I came to that conversation a bit late, but it was clear she has NEVER forgiven Ellison for what he did.

Back to Heinlein. Many of his books honor pedophilia, and it's beyond creepy.

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