Ok literary friends, settle a debate for me. I’m not a big fan of posting random questions on here but I’m curious to hear thoughts. I’ve always been a fan of Kipling and loved the poem White Man’s Burden, but I loved it because I have always been under the assumption Kipling was being deeply ironic. Like A Modest Proposal, except criticizing British colonialism instead of treatment of the poor. No no, my debate friend said. Kipling was simply spewing straight up racism. Kipling (1/2)