I always heard that Lovecraft was a highly racist man, but when I started reading his work I was shocked by just how deeply embedded the racism is in his work. Since it is so prominent (and, even by the standards of the time, rather ugly), did other writers/readers ever call him out on it within his lifetime?
/u/Ancienthistory and /u/amp1212 have previously answered It's often remarked that author H.P. Lovecraft was incredibly racist even for his time, just how racist was he in comparison to his contemporaries?
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