Disclaimer: Before anybody assumes that my straight-white-male-ness precludes me from "getting it". Let me assure you, I do. I will 100% support you in standing up against injustice and bigotry in any form it takes in the real world. But I will also defend any artist's ability to write any story they want to write. I also believe there is a vast difference between writing a story which contains bigotry and actually being a bigot or championing bigotry.

Do you feel strongly that present-day social issues should be mirrored in the fantasy books you read regardless of the story setting? Do you feel that fiction should be the primary method through which societal injustices should be addressed and fought? Do you think there is no place in fiction for books to contain non-PC content? Are you incapable of separating entertainment from the passion of your beliefs? If any of these are major issues for you, you should probably go ahead and skip this book.

This book is crude. This book is irreverent. This book contains sexism, racism, and probably some other -isms. This book is about a primitive, warrior-clan society that isn't "enlightened" by today's standards. This book is about surviving in an environment that doesn't care about fair. This book is also immensely funny and enjoyable. This book is also about friendship and loyalty and sacrifice. This book is pure entertainment and it was exactly what I was looking for in a book at the moment. Set aside your personal crusades for a moment and just enjoy a damn story.