The movie is completely different. It’s more “a southern reach story” than anything.

Scott Lynch literally writes about stealing from the rich. Like. Come on.

Talking about or having something in your writing doesn’t mean you believe in that thing. But how the author treats it, does. What happens to the racists in the Expanse? How are they portrayed?

You’re literally making my point.

I would love an example of an author you think isn’t in their work.

I know what you said and I’m telling you you’re wrong. What do you think all this anti-“woke” stuff is? JFC.

Lol. People are racist all the time now, what the fuck are you talking about. And also, saying someone is “a product of their time” IS bullshit. Mark Twain was an ardent abolitionist, and he was alive during the civil war. Ffs.

Sure. Sometimes shitty people make art. And the art has shitty views in it. If you can’t see that when you read it, you should do some soul searching. I’m not saying don’t read them. But you should know their worldview.

You can find people in those same eras who aren’t giant pieces of trash, just like you can today. The whole “product of their time” line is such utter bullshit. He chose to write racist shit because he was a racist. You should know the context of his life before reading. You should know he’s a raging bigot. Same with Marian Zimmer Bradley, same with any artist.

You cannot separate art from the artist. Go write something and tell me you aren’t in it. Even if everything is made up, it’s based on what they believe or as satire. From HP Lovecraft to JRRT to Brandon Sanderson; from Jane Austen to Mary Shelley to Ursula K Le Guin. Art is the very embodiment of an artist.

There work is a reflection of them. It’s in there. You should probably care somewhat.

The artist puts themselves in their works, they cannot actually be separated.

That’s why I look them up beforehand. Ain’t no way I’m giving money to the bigoted writers out there.

You don’t learn anything useful from fantasy books? You’re reading the wrong fantasy books then.

What a terrible idea.

Brilliant, Colin Robinson. Brilliant.