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Jeez, that’s twice in two books one of the kids has used queer as an insult. Gotta expect this from the ‘80s, I suppose.
— Jul 04, 2026 11:30AM
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Jul 04, 2026 04:50PM
Even for the 80s that's pretty bad. I don't think any of the books I read growing up (with publication dates ranging from the 50s to the 90s) used queer other than the "weird" sense. It'd have been like having a kid say "asshole". Realistic, sure, but generally considered too crude for children's books.
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Tea wrote: "Even for the 80s that's pretty bad. I don't think any of the books I read growing up (with publication dates ranging from the 50s to the 90s) used queer other than the "weird" sense. It'd have been..." It's a cute series otherwise, that was pretty jarring.