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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
Oh, OK, so now we're going to start reviewing author's opinions before we allow their books in libraries, independent of what they write in their books?
You see, the problem with censorship is, you can start with the best of intentions, but where does it stop?
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I am in no way in favour of censorship. I was agreeing with Harry. You can't assume an author is predjudiced just because he/she uses a fictional character that is.
There are many examples of authors that is using characters with a politicaly incorrect stance. For instance, if you take Stieg Larssons first book in the Millenium trilogy, several of the characters are outspoken nazi sympathisers and even members of the naziparty during WW II, and still hold the same sympathies.
And the same time before becoming a novelist, Stieg Larsson was actively involved in the Expo Foundation, which is the Swedish equivalent of the Searchlight foundation.