I wasn't making it about wokism at all.
And I don't agree that you should be rooting for protagonist. That's an extremely limited way of looking at literature, much less history. I can think of half a dozen books offhand that have unpleasant or anti-hero type protagonists.
> I can think of half a dozen books offhand that have unpleasant or anti-hero type protagonists.
I was not a fan of Thomas Covenant. What a prick.
Fair enough, I withdraw the "rooting for" comment. More accurate to say that you shouldn't be actively annoyed at the protagonist.