I get where you are going with this, but what I am seeing from the response here are: 1) people to whom the slur was never used; 2) overlooking the fact that the British were among the first slave catchers (thus the number of Caribbean countries that have been under British rule) and began using tye word (which would mean Agatha Christie DEFINITELY knew the context, also if she was as well-well-read a woman as really good writers are, then surely she read the British papers that covered the race riots in the 330s); and you don't know how to say"say "I know this is wrong, but if I pretend it's not rhat bad, then I won't feel bad about something that may offend other people" - when you could just acknowledge, as Black women who enjoy Christie's work do, that it is complex and your feelings about the author and her work are equally complex. I am a writer, I write what I mean. There is no way, Christie didn't do what she without intent. And it is okay to acknowledge her racism and analyze her books. Believe me, I understand this. I refuse to listen to R. Kelly for a LONG time. He makes great music and it is a confusing thing, but he married a child, he dated and abused many women and children. He is a pediphile,pedophile, he is a sexual deviant And if I think back now on the many song lyrics of his I have known going back to 1993, I can't hear them without knowing in my gut that he wrote it about a child he abused. And it sickens me that one if those young girls is no longer here but he is. And you know what? It is very easy to not listen to him. Do you all need a documentary telling you how Black people are affected by the uses of these words in literature and how these books have shaped hearts and minds if the Manu people who have read them? Do you need someone to tell you that the literature helps to reinforce racial stereotypes across the generation that read them? I would much rather hear any of you say "I just don't care, I'm still a fan," then to talk about how nuanced this piece is. I think the author offers some salient points, but her main point of " yes, Agatha Christie was a woman if her time and did not know the meaning or iffense of the word when she wrote this book, so it's okay to like it and keep reading it bebecause she didn't really mean it," is a disingenous attempt to make an excuse that could have been made in one sentence: "no, you aren't necessarily a racist, too, if you enjoy reading Agatha Christie'Christie's books" - because, really, isn't this what ypyou really want to hear, anyway?! 🤷🏾‍♀️