"Should historical fiction stick to the attitudes of its time or bring in modern ideas and attitudes? On the one hand, historical accuracy is one of the main draws of this genre, but on the other, there are many historical viewpoints and attitudes that were normalised at the time but have been recognised as racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted today..."
"While the present isn't exactly a utopia, there are many eras of the past where attitudes and social norms were considerably worse. Ideas that we recognise as unpleasant, harmful, or bigoted today were standard at several points..."
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