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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, wouldn't any work of classic literature that references sexual activity get this warning?  E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound and the Fury, Lolita, and lots more.[/quote]

You wish -  The don't read the classics that reinforce the patriarchy.  They read new books about gay sex and how minorities are targets.  We're in a very sad and depressing time in history.[/quote]

WTF? You’d rather go back to oppression and no voices aside from white men? [/quote]

No, I'd rather go back to reading the best stories and novels ever written by anyone throughout history.  I could care less about who wrote it nor who that person has sex with.  It just doesn't matter.  I don't judge my neighbors by their skin or their sexual preferences, and I don't judge authors by it either.  [/quote]

You do realize that the canon (the "classics") as you're defining it was entirely based on who wrote it.  So you can say you're only wanting to read the best books, but you're using a criteria that explicitly selects only for white male authors.  There is a wealth of literature that is beautiful and edifying that you will never encounter if you only read "the classics." Or do you actually think nothing worthwhile has ever been written outside western Europe/US?[/quote]

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