@jeffjarvis sure, remove the racism, but the character is still an utter nutter steeped in a type of masculinity that belongs atop the rubbish heap of history, working as a *government officer* with zero accountability in what can quite frankly only be called idiotic narrative arcs.

You can remove racism from the books, but I doubt you’ll be able to make them relevant even if you put A$ap Rocky and Nicki Minaj in the lead roles in the movies.

Just bury the godforsaken franchise por favor.