Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Music: Little Shop of Horrors, "Somewhere That's Green."

Children don't belong in forests; that's where the bad things go. INDEXING episode #11 is now live!

It's here! It's here! The eleventh episode of Indexing is now live!

With only one episode left to go, things are moving faster than ever. Episode eleven, "Scarlet Flowers," is ready for you to enjoy.

This post serves as both your reminder and discussion thread. In addition, there is one episode remaining (in two weeks), so now's the time to hop on board: remember that a purchase now saves you a dollar. Not too shabby! (Please do not comment to complain about Indexing not being available in your region. I am so very sorry that it isn't everywhere, but I have no power over that. You'll only make me sad.)

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Tags: fairy tale remix, indexing
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mekadave

October 9 2013, 20:47:46 UTC 3 years ago

Love the new chapter, as usual with all your stuff. Looking forward to the finale very much. It's been tiding me over until Parasitology.

There is one thing that troubles me, though. Is that what you really think of conservatives, that they're automatically childbeating bigots? That's how it came across to me. Am I just reading too much into that part? It brought me back to Governor Tate from Feed. He came across as if he was going to put a hood on and burn a cross at any moment. I had passed him off as a typical over-the-top villain stereotype, but now I can't help but wonder. I would appreciate hearing any thoughts you have on it.

Thanks again!

seanan_mcguire

October 9 2013, 21:01:12 UTC 3 years ago

I don't automatically think that any conservative is a childbeating bigot, no. My family is from (among other places) Indiana, and we're plenty conservative, fiscally. I do think that right now, "conservative" is used for both fiscal and social conservatives, and those are really two very different things. "I want government to be small and not taxing me to the point that I'm working myself to death for someone else" is extremely different from "gay marriage is a sin and transsexuals can be cured," which is unfortunately a party line I've heard quite a lot in recent years.

I'll note that in Feed, Ryman is a fiscal conservative and socially neutral in the way of true small government: what you do in your own home is between you, your parents, and your God, and if he regulates it, he's expanding the size of the government unnecessarily. Tate is also actually fairly socially liberal, because of his time, and is intentionally playing certain things up "for the camera" because he wants people to buy the stereotype.

I do think that shitty people exist on all sides of the political spectrum. In this case, it was someone who hated unnatural things, and was socially and fictionally (as in, opposed to fictional things) conservative. For him, Gerry was a deviation too far.

I do have positive conservatives in my work, and I don't think I've had any really "oh man wow this person is best because they're liberal BEST" characters. I am extremely socially liberal and fiscally conservative myself, if that helps you see where I stand.