Having taken all these factors into account and done the sums, I think the end result is that I don't feel strongly either way. But at least my indifference is sophisticated.
Haha. Mine is similar but less sophisticated.
Since I'm currently reading my way through the entire very large catalogue of both Biggles and Agatha Christie, I would however like someone to do some very judicious editing on both of them, not to remove pervasive -isms as that would require large rewrites in some cases, but just to remove isolated instances of horrific slurs that have no bearing on the plot of the books. I'm thinking of things like the otherwise unobjectionable Agatha Christie book in which someone says their favorite pudding is "Horrific Racial Slur Cake."
I'm already aware of the historic issues and I would just like to enjoy a nice mystery without getting the equivalent of a random anvil dropped on my head on page 241.
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Date: 2023-02-21 06:53 pm (UTC)Haha. Mine is similar but less sophisticated.
Since I'm currently reading my way through the entire very large catalogue of both Biggles and Agatha Christie, I would however like someone to do some very judicious editing on both of them, not to remove pervasive -isms as that would require large rewrites in some cases, but just to remove isolated instances of horrific slurs that have no bearing on the plot of the books. I'm thinking of things like the otherwise unobjectionable Agatha Christie book in which someone says their favorite pudding is "Horrific Racial Slur Cake."
I'm already aware of the historic issues and I would just like to enjoy a nice mystery without getting the equivalent of a random anvil dropped on my head on page 241.