The impulse readers have to only read books by morally correct authors is the same impulse that leads fans to deny allegations against their faves
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Molly Tanzer ✨
There is value in reading classic literature even if you find some concepts or words to be offensive, or if the author was a terrible person by modern standards. The popular idea found in popular books that reading bad things by bad writers makes bad people is unsupported by reality.
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You need people who are capable of saying that something was fucked up