It's contextual though. It was a racist society when it was written. Otherwise we should just burn everything...ever?
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Replying to @MarcD_Weegem
I understand racism was more prevalent in society back then but this goes beyond that. They're not even described as people.
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel @MarcD_Weegem
So yeah, I think these stories could be cleaned up in the cases where it isn't relevant to the plot.
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel
Cleaned up by who, though? You want to edit history? I think they should be left in so people can gasp in horror.
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Replying to @MarcD_Weegem
That's definitely not the horror I was after when I picked this up :D
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel
Still. It's an interesting question. Should we edit all these key texts throughout history to reflect modern 'enlightenment'?
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Replying to @MarcD_Weegem
I don't think so. I'm just sad some people will miss on these stories because of the author's bias.
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel
True. But its important that people also see how bad that bias was- they may not understand how far we've come (still to go!)
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Replying to @MarcD_Weegem
@saradraws True but that stops me from recommending it to many people who would otherwise enjoy it.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel @SaraDraws
Ah, I dunno. "Read this - it was written a 100 years ago so there's some racism. The horror is good, though." Done
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You're right, the book should have started with something like this:pic.twitter.com/IX38itdxK9
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