Can we please stop judging the past by today’s wokeful standards?
Making fun of the way Chinese people speak English is not racist, it is nothing more than slightly xenophobic, or bigoted, at a push.
In Roald Dahl’s time, racism actually meant a real dislike, or hostility towards people of a different race. Not taking the piss a bit or stereotyped caricaturing. if the writer is serious about this accusation, he should present rather more convincing evidence than this. Christ, our times are simultaneously hypersensitive and judgemental.
Honestly, the rest of the article is pretty interesting and thanks for the tips on books – it’s just a shame to see so much pearl clutching among intelligent people.
Can we please stop judging the past by today’s wokeful standards?
Making fun of the way Chinese people speak English is not racist, it is nothing more than slightly xenophobic, or bigoted, at a push.
In Roald Dahl’s time, racism actually meant a real dislike, or hostility towards people of a different race. Not taking the piss a bit or stereotyped caricaturing. if the writer is serious about this accusation, he should present rather more convincing evidence than this. Christ, our times are simultaneously hypersensitive and judgemental.
Honestly, the rest of the article is pretty interesting and thanks for the tips on books – it’s just a shame to see so much pearl clutching among intelligent people.