I have decided to include them, a choice I did not make lightly (the inclusion of such views may be painful and triggering), because I firmly believe it is important that we acknowledge the wrongs of the past, no matter how uncomfortable they may make us. Only through acknowledgment can we offer dignity and justice to the victims and learn to do better in the future. Such acknowledgment, of course, is not always appropriate; had this been a romance novel, I probably would not have included these comments, because the mentally ill and people of color also deserve to read fun and sexy stuff
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