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[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

As an Australian who has never studied Agatha Christie in any context, I literally had no clue what the censored word was. I was, and am, appreciative of the context that was provided by other commenters. Be careful when you make blanket statements like “we all knew what the book was”, because you’ll almost always be confidently incorrect.

[–] Shatur@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Same here. I didn't know this book exists.

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Be quiet, nerd. Nobody needs your anecdote about how stressed you were not knowing the specific slur.

[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

I’m a nerd for… not knowing that a book exists? Weird, but okay I guess.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

You are speaking to a tankie. They are confidently incorrect pretty much by definition.