When the Inuits told British explorers that the Franklin Expedition has resorted to cannibalism, Charles Dickens wrote an op-ed claiming all Native Americans were liars and the Inuits probably ate the lost expedition members themselves

ATarstechnica.comSep 30, 2024 10:19pm

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Out of curiosity, have you seen The Terror (a tv show)?

Goes well with rum and the lash.

Except ... Inuit were perfectly capable of feeding themselves, and had no use of canabilism. 🤔

Classy.

In case you think the British are ok. (They are not.)

To be clear, this is separate from the editorial he wrote defending, at 45, leaving his wife for an 18 year old who appeared in one of the plays he produced.

it was the East Wind

Charles Dickens, king of the fictional aptronym, was a complete Dick irl.

And then he and Wilkie Collins wrote a play about it! Literally put it on the stage that he got mad.

Dickens really gets such a free pass for his disgusting racism