@AbbeyArchives Re: Constance: I always got the impression that Jacques himself didn't believe Constance was "slow-thinking"; some of the characters did. I could be misremembering, but I do believe he based her off of his grandmother so you'd think he would have affection for her.
@AbbeyArchives Haha All through your coverage of Mossflower, I wanted so badly to assure you that Gingivere does not die, but that would be a spoiler. And I never, ever spoil Redwall things. Except for that one time. >> @rotwpod
@BallFromGrace@rotwpod@DrewMathieu_J Well there I go, offending Southerners everywhere and getting other fish mixed up with pike. They should really fire me. LOL
If my @shipt shopper is thinking, did she just do a search for "pumpkin" and add a bunch of random pumpkin stuff to her cart.... the answer would be yes. #NotAshamed
@AbbeyArchives If you'd like a blind person's perspective on the upcoming blind characters, I'd be happy to be a guest on your podcast. I have many thoughts. :D
@reredwallpod Yeah. He does a generally good job of making Simeon wise and perceptive, and then there's this. Meh. Can't remember if I brought it up on @rotwpod or not. It's likely. I do love me a good ableism rant.
@reredwallpod It's equating blindness with ignorance or obliviousness that is damaging. It may not seem like much, but it really can be. I will admit, of course, that there are things I could learn more about, but I have plenty of knowledge of the terrible things humans can do.
@reredwallpod It's when Simeon is claiming that if he could see the condition of the slaves, he would be more passionate about freeing them. The idea that injustice has to literally be seen to be understood offends me, especially as someone who works for the court.
@reredwallpod His portrayal of disability in later books is... not so great. But I'll wait for that particular ableism rant. We can just concentrate on the good job for now. Hahaha
@reredwallpod As a blind person, I think that Jacques does a mostly good job of his portrayals of blind people. Simeon is one of my favorites. Sadly, I do not have his super food sensing powers, which makes me sad because it would make buffets SO much easier.