Comments by "Scott Charney" (@scottcharney1091) on "Biographics" channel.

  1. He actually was far more hateful than what was really acceptable in his day, but, as others have pointed out, he was growing out of a lot of that bigotry, but sadly he died too soon.
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  2. His attitudes were noticeably vile even for that era, especially in the somewhat-more-racially-liberal New England states. Unfortunately, he had only begun to outgrow those beliefs shortly before his death.
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  3. He was starting to outgrow his bigotries towards the end of his life, but sadly he didn't have enough time.
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  4.  @sirmount2636  The Klan did go through a serious boom at the time, extending into some states outside of the segregated south. That's just one example of race relations just after their 1910s nadir, but Lovecraft's bigotries (and the way he articulated them) stand out even for that time and place. He was definitely more talk than action, perhaps completely so, and you're definitely correct about that.
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  5. It's a case-by-case thing. In Lovecraft's case, he was starting to outgrow his bigotry towards the end. I'm glad I've never read anything by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Her actions were profoundly evil.
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  6. He was starting to outgrow his bigotries, but didn't live long enough to make enough progress that way. Now, for the others in the comments, note that the NIH makes it very clear that race per se has no value as a way to scientifically classify people.
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  7. Not the *favorite*. Plus, he was beginning to grow out of it towards the end.
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  8. @Know One There's a lot one can say about Muhammad, most of it bad, but Islam is, if anything, non-racist. That's been part of the appeal for a lot of black Americans over the years.
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  9.  619 OG  What the hell are you talking about?
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  10. There's so much more. It's a fascinating story.
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  11.  @luciferslunchbox632  No, his bigotry was off the charts even for the time; however, he seemed to be growing out of it shortly before he died.
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  12. His racism was noteworthy even back then, and no, 98% of white people were not nearly as racist as that. (I like to think that it would have been noticeably true in New England, home of the earliest abolitionists, Quakers, and much more.) He did, however, start to grow out of it towards the end.
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  13.  619 OG  You reply to @Will Thomson by saying "not me … statistics don't lie". Are you saying that you haven't recanted any previous beliefs? What statistics are you referring to? Also, what was that about sand and vaginas?
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  14.  619 OG  OK, even though that's something people complain about in any era, i.e. those who grumbled about blackface no longer being acceptable, and so on. Come to think of it, that's a case of being easily offended also, but in any event, what's up with your other statement that I mentioned?
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  15. It's a bummer that he had only begun to outgrow his bigotry before his death.
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  16.  @finismalorum9746  He praised Chinese and Japanese (and apparently Hispanics/Latin Americans), and his views on Jews were seriously challenged by continued exposure to Jews he knew personally. That sort of thing is a good start, but only a start. It should be acknowledged.
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