I have issues. We all have issues. But what Im saying is that what I read and interpret from a novel is as valid as the author's intention. I can read racism in Moby Dick, but I can also read other themes, relevant to me. Lovecraft was a racist, so was Thomas Jefferson, but they lived in their time. Their works are of value because of the themes they revealed, the vision, so to speak. I am going to say this, I wonder if the intention of this post was to "reveal" to the community "what is right sci-fi" and what is wrong. I naughty word hate that naughty word, I hope I don't find it in this forum.