--- Mike Mott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howard both consciously and inadvertently reflected > the social attitudes of > his time and place.
I agree with this. > When we look for real racism, we should look for > anger, resentment, and > intent to denigrate, harm, or oppress. His fiction > did not reflect this. I disagree here. I see intent to denigrate in his comments on race-mixing in "Shadows In Zamboula." C'mon, it is based on an incident where he called a guy an "it." Also the use of "greaser" in the Breck stories is denigration too. It might fit the bone-headed character but it is still denigration. The stuff about ape-talk in "The Hour of the Dragon" fits too. Probably a bunch more, I'm forgetting. >GENUINE racists come in all colors. True. > REH was not one of > them. Sadly, not true. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
