OH HI SORRY usually I'm really good about introducing myself but I've been doing a lot of link-reading and I get sloppy.
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And yes, exactly, authorial intent is good up to a point. Mark Twain was groundbreaking, but there are still racist elements in Huckleberry Finn.</em< We all know this! It is not a secret! His intent was to do things better, and he did do things better, but he wasn't perfect-- who the hell is?
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HI SAIYUKI ICON MEET MY KOUGAJI ICON.
And yes, exactly, authorial intent is good up to a point. Mark Twain was groundbreaking, but there are still racist elements in Huckleberry Finn.</em< We all know this! It is not a secret! His intent was to do things better, and he did do things better, but he wasn't perfect-- who the hell is?