tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post900328246681173500..comments2024-03-26T07:24:43.732+00:00Comments on Words&Pictures: WRITING Politics in Your WritingCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-2032585579162450372017-11-04T15:58:42.958+00:002017-11-04T15:58:42.958+00:00Great article - thank you! It is amazing how much ...Great article - thank you! It is amazing how much I miss as I am totally indoctrinated, particularly when it comes to gender bias. My editor just picked up the grandmother in my latest book referring to her grand-daughter as, 'just a girl.' I was mortified I had written that. Just a girl... Sally saves the day! It is so important we check and double check what messages we are sending out to our impressionable readers.Camilla Chesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064875172957076977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-53023999710120350262017-10-29T11:35:37.272+00:002017-10-29T11:35:37.272+00:00A great article, June! I remember reading a book b...A great article, June! I remember reading a book by a beloved author and being shocked when she referred to Asian people (me) as the "yellow-skinned peril". Everything is political, which is why people who resist change derisively use the phrase "political correctness" . It is hard to guess what values we have today will be considered untenable in the future. The dated values of old books tells us so much about the societies they describe – and how far we've come. Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.com