The case of the altered texts: HarperCollins hired sensitivity readers to revise Agatha Christie novels

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@heckblazer

Authorial intent by a racist British person a century ago. That it (fortunately!) is no longer considered amusing is a reason why you may want to edit it out when done by a non-asshole character.

Yeah, a lot of usage was “ooh, this prim character said something insensitive! How positively daring! Look at how human this character is!”