tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post8024020208294149164..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Neil Gaiman on "dead Indians"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-63419622348359662592017-09-28T14:53:59.772-07:002017-09-28T14:53:59.772-07:00I don't know, Will--I think Gaiman should have...I don't know, Will--I think Gaiman should have said something like "The grave<b>stones</b> don't go far back enough, because in America there are very old Indian burial mounds and whatnot, but none of them have headstones, and headstones are (1) easier for me to read and (2) there's little to no New Age BS about them".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-59596116281425942802010-04-23T09:37:32.158-07:002010-04-23T09:37:32.158-07:00I think you're right that that's why he ga...I think you're right that that's why he gave the wrong time span, but isn't there a difference between misremembering and being misinformed, especially when speaking off the cuff? I was writing about a US fascist named Pat recently, and I briefly confused Pat Buchanan with Pat Robertson--my mental copyeditor didn't kick in until fifteen minutes later.<br /><br />Remember, Gaiman's the author of 1602, which has Indians 400 years ago, and I think it's reasonable to assume he heard about Columbus sailing in 1492.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-85389771745181836242010-04-23T06:40:08.966-07:002010-04-23T06:40:08.966-07:00(He's misinformed, of course, but I'd make...(He's misinformed, of course, but I'd make a fool of myself too if I talked long enough about English or European history.)Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225011724349777456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-9592695470688290282010-04-23T06:39:07.288-07:002010-04-23T06:39:07.288-07:00If he is thinking of the United States, as an enti...If he is thinking of the United States, as an entity, then "250 years" is a close enough approximation.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225011724349777456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-30337720897229023262010-04-22T17:35:47.075-07:002010-04-22T17:35:47.075-07:00P.S. 1602 is not set in our history. It's some...P.S. 1602 is not set in our history. It's some sort of Marvel Comics history. Quibbling about dinosaurs there makes as much sense as quibbling about magicians.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-19144202218832681312010-04-22T17:17:48.430-07:002010-04-22T17:17:48.430-07:00"With his "Vikings" comment, he cle..."With his "Vikings" comment, he clearly implied that America was uninhabited between 1000 and 1750. "<br /><br />Huh? I've run across a few of the Viking theories, but none of them suggested the Americas were uninhabited. They all had to do with Vikings trading with the Indians.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-74952567709087080402010-04-21T21:19:22.902-07:002010-04-21T21:19:22.902-07:00Oh, leave it to the nons/wannabes to chime in with...Oh, leave it to the nons/wannabes to chime in with the "I'm part Native American" line when defending something racist or that stereotypes Indians. Please. You either are or you aren't - none of this 'part' garbage, which most of us know real Native people who happen to be mixed never pull.<br /><br />Nice try, though, non-Native fan of Neil Gaiman.m.noreply@blogger.com