the book may present a sensitive subject in a dangerous or unethical way.the book may be racist, sexist, LGBTQ-phobic, or show some other form of prejudice.the author may have said or done something bad.There are many elements that play into whether a book is called out, such as: Ultimately, whether you engage with work of an author deemed as problematic is up to you. One of these authors is on my TBR! Do I have to remove them? If that seems vague, that’s the point! I want to make this a reference point for myself and other readers to come back to whenever they are wondering whether to support a specific author. This may be anything including but not limited to sexual harassment, racism, islamophobia, or ableism. In the context of this list, problematic is used to refers to any content or actions that is deemed inappropriate or harmful by the group it targets.
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