• Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    Oh, interesting. To be fair, Wikipedia left it out (not me), I was actually trying to check if the dude was a bigot or just 200iq ironic.

    Still not convinced it’s the latter though.

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      11 months ago

      I’ve read 12 of Vonnegut’s books. He is fundamentally a social progressive, but there are also some moments in some 70s novels (particularly Breakfast of Champions) that I find homophobic. He also has a habit of making women either passive pleasers or full nutso.

      But he also explicitly and repeatedly pushes kindness, egalitarian social justice, and willingness to change.

      I highly highly recommend every human read Mother Night.