I have been reading Winnie-the-Pooh recently, and was surprised how problematic one of the original Pooh stories (from the 1920s) sounds from the perspective of nowadays.Here it is:One day, a new strange animal appeared in the forest. An animal unlike anything Pooh and his friends had seen before. All of its habits, all of its ways were clearly and obviously alien. It did not walk, it jumped. What is worse, it was carrying its own baby in the pouch (!)(By this moment, you must have already figured it out that the strange animal was Kanga, and its baby was the little Roo)Nobody knew where they were coming from, and how did they make their way into the forest. Naturally, the locals got upset and made a council to discuss their actions. Rabbit was leading. All the rest were merely following orders“What I don’t like about it is this,” said Rabbit. “Here are we—you, Pooh, and you, Piglet, and Me—and suddenly——”“And Eeyore,” said Pooh.“And Eeyore—and then suddenly——”“And Owl,” said…
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