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Originally Posted by HarryT
I find terms like "shockingly offensive" used to refer to old books very silly. The world of 50 years ago was not the same as the world we live in today, and authors, like everyone else, are a product of the society in which they grew up, so naturally they're going to reflect the values of that society.
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As nicely demonstrated in John Birmingham 's AXIS OF TIME SF stories.
Unfortunately, other writers and a lot of critics don't get that.
I recently ran into a rant from somebody who found that NPR, of all places, wasn't sensitive enough and talked about setting a litmus test for what titles were worthy of even being talked about.