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deeeeeeeeeevo t1_jcpskz8 wrote

Reply to comment by rasputin415 in Do you ever look up the authors you're reading to get to know them better? by justkeepbreathing94

I respect your opinion but you’re using the luxury of hindsight in this situation. There’s always gonna be good and bad people who don’t share your opinion! That’s a matter of life, and yes you 100% have the choice to not read or indulge in these peoples work. BUT saying product of their time is bullshit is somewhat ignorant, given that it was the norm back in the day, whether you like it or not.

Now I am not a racist or a bigot in any sense, I just believe there’s more than one side to these arguments and using the luxury of hindsight is somewhat ignorant. Nowadays, there’s no place for people to be a racist in any sense, but back then, it wasn’t frowned upon.

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rasputin415 t1_jcpu0ua wrote

Lol. People are racist all the time now, what the fuck are you talking about. And also, saying someone is “a product of their time” IS bullshit. Mark Twain was an ardent abolitionist, and he was alive during the civil war. Ffs.

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deeeeeeeeeevo t1_jcpujbx wrote

I didn’t say people aren’t racist? I said there’s no place for people to be racist nowadays. Always two sided to a coin dude, whether you like it or not

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rasputin415 t1_jcpz9pb wrote

I would love an example of an author you think isn’t in their work.

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deeeeeeeeeevo t1_jcq001c wrote

James SA Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) wrote the expanse series and that deals with lots of racism and marginalization. Scott lynch from the gentlemen bastard series, lots!

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rasputin415 t1_jcq2apx wrote

Talking about or having something in your writing doesn’t mean you believe in that thing. But how the author treats it, does. What happens to the racists in the Expanse? How are they portrayed?

You’re literally making my point.

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rasputin415 t1_jcq3phz wrote

Scott Lynch literally writes about stealing from the rich. Like. Come on.

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rasputin415 t1_jcpwwk0 wrote

I know what you said and I’m telling you you’re wrong. What do you think all this anti-“woke” stuff is? JFC.

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