Thread: Sexism/racism etc in older fiction
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Old 02-01-2018, 08:18 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by graycyn View Post
To be honest, no. I quite enjoy older books, they are a step back into completely different times. Sometimes simpler times, but mostly tougher times. The world is a different place today than it was then. Frankly, I think people worry too much about the political correctness of books today. An author's writing can be enjoyable even when some bits are a sensitive topic.

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Long live Jerry Todd and Poppy Ott! And long live laughter and not taking ourselves too seriously!

Mind you, I'd have loved to read more books with girl characters back then, I distinctly felt the lack between my father's Leo Edward books and his Hardy Boys, but I don't think it hurt me any....
I could not agree more. While Political Correctness may have begun with a desire not to offend people many now use it to justify being a fascist thought policeman.
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