5/29/2023 0 Comments Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card![]() ![]() Negative language around body size, with a character referred to as "unpleasantly fat." Few girls are in Battle School because "too many centuries of evolution are working against them." A female character is highly skilled, but her strength is described as having "more balls than anyone else in the room," which continues to value boys over girls. Her older brother calls her "little woman" on one occasion. ![]() A fictional slang called "giria" is condescendingly described as the "pidgin English of uneducated people." Offensive reference to an Asian character as "slanty eyed." Many examples of antisemitism including a character name-called "circumcised dog." Gender stereotypes are commonplace: Ender's sister is positioned as the empathetic one of the three siblings. There's no rebuke the two continue their training. One scene includes use of the "N" word, with main character joking that his grandfather would sell a Black character's grandfather. While characters of different races appear in supporting roles, main character is White and many racist incidents occur. ![]()
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