normal people: "H.P. Lovecraft was a good writer but he was also extremely racist, and it shows in his work."
H.P. Lovecraft: "I am extremely racist. Many of the subjects of my stories are thinly veiled racist metaphors for other peoples."
H.P. Lovecraft, later in his life: "Oh my god, I can't believe how racist I was. I am profoundly ashamed of my younger self, and shudder to imagine the impact my bigotry had on my work."
weirdos, present day: "NOOOOOO HE WASN'T RACIST BUT ALSO THAT KIND OF RACISM WAS NORMAL IN HIS TIME SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP YOU'RE ONE OF (((THEM))) FAKE NEWS CANCEL CULTURE"
