One of them still has a white character, surprisingly
(twitter.com)
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
Comments (55)
sorted by:
The English.
The poem (Kipling's "The Beginnings") was calling for the English to hate the evil Saxons (of Saxony), reflecting the author's own mood after the Germans killed his own son in France and murdered civilians in England and elsewhere.
https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/readers-guide/rg_beginnings1.htm
Tarrant lied to you.
Eh I wouldn't trust the Kipling society. They've been trying to "rehabilitate" his image.
I should be clear: The poem is about the English, yes. I just don't think you should trust the society.
Rehabilitate form what?
"anti-Semitism" I think