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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
Once again, I honestly think that what is said in public and how it is said between two people when they are alone, can mean very different things...
And my point is this: If the author of a book means a certain term as an endearment when the hero uses it when speaking to the heroine, then just accept it as such and move on.
Don't let the meaning of that term in the context you live in bias you to the point that you can't understand the author meant it in any other way. Just because you wouldn't accept that term as a compliment if someone said it to you doesn't mean the author meant it that way.
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I agree with this. Same thing goes for terms and attitudes that while not PC are historically accurate. For example the N-word, personally it doesn't bother me, but I've seen reviews in GR for Historical romances where people didn't finish a book or gave a low rating because a character used it. They don't take into consideration that it's historically accurate.