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At the zoo [Outbursts of Everett True, 1905-1927) (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 4 months ago (5 children)

People who post these are being very selective. Some of them hold up, some of them not so much. Here's a book:

The Outbursts of Everett True (1907)

Page 42 and 100 are good examples.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Some of them hold up, some of them not so much.

As does any work over time.

There’s, however, a difference in a depiction that was common at the time, versus outright racism. I mean, people still read about and rave over Lovecraft’s work and he was so racist that the other racists of his time used to tell him to chill.

You take the good with the bad in things from another time. Enjoy what you can in the good and learn from the bad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

people still read about and rave over Lovecraft’s work and he was so racist that the other racists of his time used to tell him to chill.

I've heard he did actually chill in his later years

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I did not know this ☹️ I do recall some interesting name choices though so I guess I should have realized. There was a cat in a story (Rats in the walls I think) that had a slur for a name.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Ouch, those are not good indeed.

Also, the last page shines a new light on how bad Mr True's "outbursts" really get, holy shit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Or maybe you're just cherry picking the ones that don't hold up 🤔😅

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

Maybe the true Everett was the cherry picking we did along the way.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Perhaps not PC, but still somewhat modern. #100 is literally the plot of a Curb episode.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Ooh, it's a bit Tintin isn't it?