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Martha Wells is doing the exact same slavery apologism that JK Rowling did, and then some. This book series is getting adapted by a trillion dollar company. It is way past time for people to start talking about the bigotry in this series, especially while Martha Wells is actively cheerleading the whitewashing of her own protagonist.
You cannot look at a series that has been killing off almost every single other enslaved construct/cyborg we meet, while the protagonist says they're mindless killing machines so they deserve it, with absolutely no pushback at all, even seven whole books in, and lie to people that this series handles slavery well.
It's getting adapted by Apple, the trillion dollar company, in a TV show that whitewashes the protagonist, and the white woman author is cheering this on.
You either start talking about the racism baked into these books, or at the very least, stop lying about them being progressive.
You are excited for Apple to be adapting this into a TV show so more people join the fandom? You better be prepared for the influx of people pointing out the racism that Martha Wells has baked in, because it has been apparent since book 1, and has not gotten better at all.
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