The point here is that it was common knowledge because everyone in Victorian England received educations steeped in diversity, inclusion and equity - even common criminals. It was common for people of that era to discuss white privilege of men. Dickens was one of those men that massively profited from the misuse and treatment of black and brown people. We need not discuss Dicken’s treatment of women, particularly trans women. He was a transphobe and homophobe in addition to being misogynistic and xenophobic. It’s probably best that his collective works be burned and any productions derived from said works be banned.
***It’s probably best that his collective works be burned and any productions derived from said works be banned. ***
Perhaps they should take a lesson from MODERN movie producers.
Buy the rights to his novels.
Keep the title and toss most of the rest.
Have a script writer rewrite as it SHOULD have been written for the 21st Century.
Write a novel based on the script.
Release the novel of the script as the “original”.