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Terry Pratchett Audiobooks Are Hit With Trigger Warnings (reclaimthenet.org)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What parts of the book are they referring to?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I'm guessing a lot of it is that Pratchett's takes on identity politics haven't always aged well, despite being generally progressive at the time of writing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm trying to work out what "outdated attitudes" are in Discworld. Racism, sexism and whatnot are present, sure, but only really to be made fun of

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm guessing the hot naked chicks?