Plenty of writers in both genres seem to fall into this category. Zing! Heyo!
There have been a couple interesting-ish stories where a character was what would be considered normal intelligence or better today but which, in the context of the story, could be considered massively mentally impaired (usually due to a lack of Super-Brain-Implants).
Otherwise, it seems like they tend to be A) "primitive species", B) a pity-inducement device, or C) children which stay "children" so as to provide a long-term narrative without major change in narrative style OR to show how a society handles the less-able.
I ... never saw Fezzig as mentally handicapped. I thought he was just, you know, easy-going and loved rhymes. Just not AS smart as everyone around him (I mean, that story IS chock-full of characters of obviously much above average intelligence/cleverness).
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Date: 2009-07-31 06:41 pm (UTC)There have been a couple interesting-ish stories where a character was what would be considered normal intelligence or better today but which, in the context of the story, could be considered massively mentally impaired (usually due to a lack of Super-Brain-Implants).
Otherwise, it seems like they tend to be A) "primitive species", B) a pity-inducement device, or C) children which stay "children" so as to provide a long-term narrative without major change in narrative style OR to show how a society handles the less-able.
I ... never saw Fezzig as mentally handicapped. I thought he was just, you know, easy-going and loved rhymes. Just not AS smart as everyone around him (I mean, that story IS chock-full of characters of obviously much above average intelligence/cleverness).