Comic books are pulp fiction. Pulp fiction has historically hosted on pseudonyms. It’s cool to note this, but it’s infantile to imply controversy.

There is literally no problem with any of this.

And lol@ “it’s not racist if he’s Japanese, but it is if he isn’t”.
That’s not how offensive things work.

As an anthropologist, I feel the need to clarify. There is much that is problematic about Mead's work, but I wouldn't consider her as a forerunner to scientific racism in anthro. Instead, her work reflects some of the thinking of earlier anthropological racists and in some cases, is actually a critique of them.

Growing up and devouring a sci-fi author's books but despising his politics seems to be a rite of passage. For me it was Heinlein. He wrote the most exciting galaxy spanning science fiction of anyone, but it is often infused with the most disturbing far right political rants, vile sexism and even the occasional…

... and as a transgender activist I am deeply embarrassed over it. Yes, that word should be excised, and those who use it chastised — but she APOLOGIZED. She stopped using the word. This is when we declare victory and go for milkshakes; we don't redouble our efforts!

Maybe its because chess players have small penises. And since women don't have penises...we can't have small penises...and thus can't play chess.