I'm over halfway through book 3 of the series. It's even more "Faith based"
than the second book.
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Originally Posted by Yapyap
It's how those things are used that makes a difference, and I'd think a modern author needs to be very careful in choosing how to use them or which characters they're used by. It might be realistic for a character - it might even be realistic for the "hero" - but it's still a slur, and if it's obvious the "hero" thinks nothing of it, and is to be seen as a generally good person, then there will be readers who will naturally feel uncomfortable with this and may prefer to avoid the author's future work.
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There's an old word that perfectly fits "PC", "sanitized" stories that attempt to offend nobody. Milquetoast. See also bland, boring etc.
I don't recall the author, but he had a short and pithy comment about people who assume one or more of the characters in a book reflect the opinions, attitude, lifestyle etc of the author.
In John Ringo's case, he does put quite a bit of his political views* into *some* of his characters.The ones he paints in opposition aren't just strawmen. They have motivations for their behavior and often pretty detailed backstories.
*Read some of his Facebook posts. He's kicked off a mostly serious recruitment campaign to go help fight ISIS and other terrorists.