[ SECRET POST #4658 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4658 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, and it is made perfectly clear over the course of several books that racism exists in this fantasy world and in this fantasy city, so even without the specific character of the phrenologist, it's all a bit hard to credit.

From what I recall off the top of my head, this seems to vary a lot based on the requirements of the plot - there's the whole book where everyone is racist against Klatchians bc they're going to war, but there's also the parts where Pratchett outright says that human beings are too busy being racist against dwarves and trolls to be racist about skin color, which I guess is still racism but not really the kind that's relevant here

[(Anonymous)]

I think that's only said in the first couple of books, which... they're fine? But there's a reason most people don't recommend them as the entry point to the series.

[(Anonymous)]

Googling around, I think this is the quote that I had in mind, from Witches Abroad (so early-ish but not super early):

Nanny Ogg had found a friend. Her name was Mrs Pleasant, she was a cook, and she was the first black person Nanny had ever spoken to.*

*Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because - what with trolls and dwarfs and so on - speciesism was more interesting. Black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green.

Make of that what you will!