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Emperor Fu Manchu

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Nobody these days would have the guts to publish -- or even write -- the fabulous Fu Manchu novels by Sax Rohmer. By spineless modern "Politically Correct" sensibilities, these books are wildly racist: The heroes talk of their mission to save the "White Race" from the evil plots of Dr. Fu Manchu, who is the living embodiment of the "Yellow Peril." Such things are not allowed, nowadays.

But whether that's good or bad is a different subject. One must bear in mind that when these books were written, that's the way the world WAS. That's how people thought.

The "PC" whitewashing may have largely removed Fu Manchu from the popular consciousness now, but for over 40 years Sax Rohmer's tales were bestsellers -- and the nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu was ranked right up there with such literary terrors as Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and Mr. Hyde.

And if you can look past the superficial "racism," you might discover why Fu Manchu once held such infamy: Sax Rohmer knew how to write a damned fine story.