Why should I censor myself just because there are extremists out there?
I actually despise these trigger warnings and cancel culture of cultural pieces just because the author was a misogynistic idiot (or anti semite, or proponent of slavery). We need to put bools/texts/essays into their historical contexts and discuss why we today hold beliefs that are different (and to us feel more modern/humane/better).
I am politically very left, atheist and I argue against dehumanizing isms since my days in high school 25 to 30 years ago. But still I find value in discussing ideas from Kant, Luther or many others that nowadays are often canceled in educational settings because of their despicable values/isms.
I actually despise these trigger warnings and cancel culture of cultural pieces just because the author was a misogynistic idiot (or anti semite, or proponent of slavery). We need to put bools/texts/essays into their historical contexts and discuss why we today hold beliefs that are different (and to us feel more modern/humane/better).
I am politically very left, atheist and I argue against dehumanizing isms since my days in high school 25 to 30 years ago. But still I find value in discussing ideas from Kant, Luther or many others that nowadays are often canceled in educational settings because of their despicable values/isms.