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Originally Posted by HarryT
In several of his books he has characters refer to Arabs as "ragheads". As someone who spends a lot of time in North Africa and the Middle East and had many Arab friends I find this extremely offensive. Perhaps it doesn't represent Mr Ringo's own views, but I don't think this kind of racial slur enhances his books.
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To a great extent, it does enhance those specific books for his intended audience. Keep in mind that the books you refer to are in a specific genre and frankly boarders on spoofing the genre. It's an over the top version of movies such as Delta Force and Rambo. I don't care for them myself, but I do like a lot of Ringo's early works and the works he co-authored with Weber.