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Originally Posted by HarryT
But this is, of course, Agatha Christie deliberately portraying a character who has anti-Semitic attitudes. Is it "wrong" for an author to have characters in her books who have prejudices?
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Certainly not. We can't censor characters. It's absurd.
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Originally Posted by Riocaz
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There was a wonderful example in the UK a few years back when it was reported that a council had banned christmas lights for fear of "offending those of other faiths".
A national tabloid ran a 2 page story speaking with the local leaders of those "other faiths" all of which were surprised and upset that such an action was taken in their name without any form of consultation. And all expressed their confusion at how the displays would have offended them in the first place.
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I remember a few stories like this from Britain, where authorities of some kind would bend over far too backwards over something like this. Politeness and making room for others is fine, but this is ridiculous.