It means that people should know the history and culture surrounding Kipling and The Jungle Book, simple as that.

...you have no idea what “context” means, do you? It means, we should know the history and culture surrounding something even when we read or watch it. It’s Reading Comprehension 101 - you better understand something the more you know about the context in which it was written.

Did you not read the actual article and only the title? A book can present characters as flawed and fallible and still not be racist.

Maybe you didn’t, but:

A) very disrespectful comment. Philippine people are still people