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Mein kampf was pretty racist but it's still a good read and I recommend it to everyone:)
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C.S. Lewis wrote a really good essay on the perils of moral relativism called the abolition of man. Actually the first part and the third part aren't good, but the second part is really solid and completely changed my mind on the topic. I have since changed my mind back and disagree with it again, but if you are a moral relativist like me, I highly recommend it. It probably has some racist parts too, I don't remember.
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Mar 29, 2016 15:24
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bible was p racist kinda makes you think
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Mar 29, 2016 15:25
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racism is real
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Mar 29, 2016 15:25
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how does informing someone that theres racist poo poo in a book but its a good book anyway make you a coward thats straight retarded "eyah this thing isn't perfect but its pretty good" "oh it's not perfect!?!?! u coward!"
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Mar 29, 2016 15:36
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the last blatantly racist book i read was The Good Soldier Svejk and i still tell people to read it because its still a good book. i mean its from the recently ex-austro-hungarian empire in the 20's so of course its going to be racist
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Mar 29, 2016 15:46
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Frankenstyle posted:I'm too white to care.
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Mar 29, 2016 15:49
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i dont give a gently caress what anybody says i like hp lovecraft
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Mar 29, 2016 15:50
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The book you just finsihed was papist. Now what?
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Mar 29, 2016 15:50
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Lol if you read any books whatsoever.
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Mar 29, 2016 15:51
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after finishing such a book i would probably immediately go out and commit a racism. i mean lets be real we all would, we know how influential these books are
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Mar 29, 2016 15:56
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Dr. Dogballs Jr. posted:lewis carrol was such afuckin racist in his alice books, what kind of bullshit was that caterpillar hookah, right? this unfair stereotype of drug users is highly offensive to Chemotropic Americans
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Mar 29, 2016 15:56
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i would tell my friend n***** jim, he is a good guy, but his name is racist as h*ck
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Mar 29, 2016 15:57
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Applewhite posted:My point is lol if you reject a book for its racist content and if racism alone isn't sufficient grounds to reject a book then why bother bringing it up? Good question why did you bring it up? you usually post good, what happened
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Mar 29, 2016 15:58
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I would recommend but tell them it's not as good as the Uncle Remus books.
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Mar 29, 2016 15:58
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Untill the 60s it was fashionable to be racist, the further back you go, the more blatant prejudice was accepted. Catholics and protestants hated each other, Irish, Italians and polish weren't considered white, so if a book from 100 years ago is racist, that's normal, and no one gives a poo poo. Historical context stupid.
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Mar 29, 2016 15:58
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Parallax Scroll posted:after finishing such a book i would probably immediately go out and commit a racism. i mean lets be real we all would, we know how influential these books are i could see how an inferior slovakian brain would lead you to think this.
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Mar 29, 2016 15:59
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If you acknowledge the racism of things you consume, you're probably less likely to one day casually start talking about the swarthy mussulmen who work at that diner downtown Or you'll just do it ironically, whatever, but you'll know
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Mar 29, 2016 16:12
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monkey posted:C.S. Lewis wrote a really good essay on the perils of moral relativism called the abolition of man. Actually the first part and the third part aren't good, but the second part is really solid and completely changed my mind on the topic. I have since changed my mind back and disagree with it again, but if you are a moral relativist like me, I highly recommend it. It probably has some racist parts too, I don't remember. I love his essays they are great.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:13
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Profondo Rosso posted:how does informing someone that theres racist poo poo in a book but its a good book anyway make you a coward thats straight retarded Yeah I was exaggerating for comedic effect because this is GBS. The truth is, as always, somewhere in the middle.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:14
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Mark Twain owns even though he used the parlance of his time, you triggered babies
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Mar 29, 2016 16:23
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Toadvine posted:Good question why did you bring it up? you usually post good, what happened Can't win 'em all I guess.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:25
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The answer I think is quite simple: accept the author's racism as a facet of their antiquated worldview. If you like the book, recommend it to others. E: have you considered that you may actually be more racist than you thought
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Mar 29, 2016 16:34
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Toadvine posted:The answer I think is quite simple: accept the author's racism as a facet of their antiquated worldview. If you like the book, recommend it to others. By definition I wouldn't be able to tell, now would I?
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Mar 29, 2016 16:38
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maybe a book is racist but can a Kindle be? checkmate, OP 
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Mar 29, 2016 16:42
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Earwicker posted:the last blatantly racist book i read was The Good Soldier Svejk and i still tell people to read it because its still a good book. i mean its from the recently ex-austro-hungarian empire in the 20's so of course its going to be racist Wait what was so racist about Svejk? Granted I've read a translation but all I remember are ironic European national stereotypes, nothing racist about calling kraut a kraut.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:46
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I want to recommend this book but it's not readily apparent to anyone who knows me that I am not racist. I'd better mention the racisms and make a big point of saying that I don't like them, just to be sure that everyone knows that I'm not racist. Because I'm genuinely worried people might think that about me. For some reason.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:47
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Skeleton Ape posted:I want to recommend this book but it's not readily apparent to anyone who knows me that I am not racist. I'd better mention the racisms and make a big point of saying that I don't like them, just to be sure that everyone knows that I'm not racist. Because I'm genuinely worried people might think that about me. For some reason.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:51
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Applewhite posted:Yeah I was exaggerating for comedic effect How daer yuo. I'll have you know that engaging on forums in extreme sincerity about inconsequential topics like book suggestions or butts in video games is the highest form of intellectual pursuits.
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Mar 29, 2016 16:58
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Colonel Cancer posted:Wait what was so racist about Svejk? Granted I've read a translation but all I remember are ironic European national stereotypes, nothing racist about calling kraut a kraut. the depiction of Jews in the book would be considered pretty racist by todays standards, both in the text and the original drawings that accompanied it
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Mar 29, 2016 17:02
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I like to keep up on racist propaganda. Its good to know what the enemy is thinking, and plus you can see the origin of all the new racist memes.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:03
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Skeleton Ape posted:I want to recommend this book but it's not readily apparent to anyone who knows me that I am not racist. I'd better mention the racisms and make a big point of saying that I don't like them, just to be sure that everyone knows that I'm not racist. Because I'm genuinely worried people might think that about me. For some reason. you can replace "racism" with literally anything and this is a big dumb baby view point to hold. "yeah this book is good, but its a mystery novel" doesn't mean "dont read it because its a mystery omg dont judge me for liking books with mysteries in it!!/11" it's just mentioning a facet of the book and allowing the potential reader to judge for themselves whether they want to read it (because you are not the ultimate arbiter on what books other people want to read).
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Mar 29, 2016 17:08
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Profondo Rosso posted:you can replace "racism" with literally anything and this is a big dumb baby view point to hold. "yeah this book is good, but its a mystery novel" doesn't mean "dont read it because its a mystery" it's just mentioning a facet of the book and allowing the potential reader to judge for themselves whether they want to read it (because you are not the ultimate arbiter on what books other people want to read). If you replace the word "book" in your post with "helicopter" then your entire statement becomes incoherent.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:10
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Profondo Rosso posted:you can replace "racism" with literally anything and this is a big dumb baby view point to hold. "yeah this book is good, but its a mystery novel" doesn't mean "dont read it because its a mystery omg dont judge me for liking books with mysteries in it!!/11" it's just mentioning a facet of the book and allowing the potential reader to judge for themselves whether they want to read it (because you are not the ultimate arbiter on what books other people want to read). Racist.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:12
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when i recommend a book to someone i mention nothing beyond the type face of the title, because anything else might unfairly bias there view towards the novel.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:14
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Profondo Rosso posted:when i recommend a book to someone i mention nothing beyond the type face of the title, because anything else might unfairly bias there view towards the novel. this is a good book really but, just so you know, the title is in comic sans
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Mar 29, 2016 17:15
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I don't read anymore because I don't have a reading chart with smiley stickers on it
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Mar 29, 2016 17:16
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Profondo Rosso posted:when i recommend a book to someone i mention nothing beyond the type face of the title, because anything else might unfairly bias there view towards the novel. This but unironically and also not the typeface. When pressed, I will give up the genre.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:17
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I would say to them, to close my recommendation, "hey bud this book is a little racist but that's the least of your worries because they're putting chemicals in the water that's turning the fricken frogs gay. Infowars.com"
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Profondo Rosso posted:you can replace "racism" with literally anything and this is a big dumb baby view point to hold. "yeah this book is good, but its a mystery novel" doesn't mean "dont read it because its a mystery omg dont judge me for liking books with mysteries in it!!/11" it's just mentioning a facet of the book and allowing the potential reader to judge for themselves whether they want to read it (because you are not the ultimate arbiter on what books other people want to read). Psst, some people are so insecure that it colors their judgment on everything in weird ways like this and big surprise much of the time these people turn out to be pseudo intellectuals that need everyone to know how many books they read. But I'm sure trying to defend this will convince everyone and not just expose you as one of them. Great, seriousposting in a GBS book thread welp 
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