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Originally Posted by Quoth
How does an author portray an obnoxious character with totally inoffensive language?
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Originally Posted by arjaybe
With mannerisms and actions that can't be attributed to an identifiable minority. eg, sneery smirk, contemptuous snarl, etc.
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Exactly. Or even better, with their own words and actions. For instance:
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Originally Posted by Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
‘Let’s try this,’ the Hauptsturmführer said to me. ‘How could you be bribed?’ And I said I wanted my clothes back.
It seems petty, now. I am sure he was expecting my answer to be something defiant – ‘Give me Freedom’ or ‘Victory’ – or something generous, like ‘Stop toying with that wretched French Resistance laddie and give him a dignified and merciful death.’
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Originally Posted by The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
The marquess leaned back in his seat. “I want her to know her place. Humiliate her. Hurt her. Teach her her lesson. You know how it’s done; it took you long enough to learn yours.”
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Originally Posted by The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles
“The fact is, we all of us have our place in life. Some of us are the nobility, some are the people. The people exist for the nobility. They are—”
“Cattle?”
“Yes. Cattle. The cattle that you farm for rents now, the cattle that you farmed for your trading. The mass of tedious, unimportant little lives, who are there to be of use to those of us who are above the herd. You and I know that is the truth, Lord Crane, I trust you won’t pretend to be sentimental.”
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