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Originally Posted by Rand Brittain
This is only possible if people know she's a bigot, and because of the aforementioned wealth and influence and Disney wanting to make her IP into movies, this requires some sustained yelling.
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Is that what abolitionism was? Sustained yelling? I don't think so.
I don't know what books may have influenced Rowling's opinions you don't like, and she might even find the one I'm going to recommend too extreme. But the last book I finished was this new title that Amazon is half-canceling (they sell it but refuse its advertising dollars):
Irreversible Damage
I found it to be surprising moderate and well-written considering the kind of publishing house that released it -- and not at all bigoted.
And if the free preview is enough to convince you otherwise, I welcome your sharing a book, about the subject, you loved as much as I loved this one.
P.S. Is this post going too far? Maybe, I fear. But
Ross Douhat's latest column (see paragraph 10) convinced me that the way I have been posting -- generally in favor of free expression without giving any examples of unpopular ideas worth defending -- might be cowardly.