[ta2112]

Browsing the public library one day in the aughts, I came across Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan. Having been raised on the Disney version of Tarzan, I thought, "Ho! I should read this here original of the classic children's story!" So I checked it out, and I was shocked and surprised to encounter the most racist novel I have ever read. There is a reason almost no one reads the original Tarzan. It is not subtle about being Jim Crow, pro-colonialism pulp porn. I'm pretty sure Disney would prefer everybody forget that Burroughs existed, and that their animated and live action mega hits sprung out of the focus group imagining of a childhood bear necessities Jungle dream. So yeah, Burroughs is a rough reference to lead with.