He also had levels of racism American racists would salivate over.
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Replying to @XenaWorrier @StorySlug and
If Rudyard Kipling somehow ISN'T racist then that DEFINITELY means the word has no meaning
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Replying to @XenaWorrier @StorySlug and
I read The Jungle Book when I was ten, but I also read Kipling's writings for adults once I became an adult, which is something adults are generally expected to do before giving an assessment of an author
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Replying to @XenaWorrier @StorySlug and
I'm not saying you have to read them or like them it's just fucking absurdly ignorant to view Kipling as primarily a children's author and defend him on that basis
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Yes, he's famous for The Jungle Book and Kim and for being a "boys' adventure" author He's also famous for his poetry being seen as some of the most eloquent polemic in favor of British imperialism in his time period
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