jasmine tarkheena
Active member
This may sound random, but there's an implication that Calormenes smell of garlic and onion.
How is that Calormenes smell of garlic and onion? Was onion and garlic part of their diet or something?
Some might find the line a big offensive. There's been debate about that the depiction of the Calormenes was racist. Well, when I read the series as a ten year old, I actually didn't really think about the racist aspect.Then the dark men came round them in a thick crowd, smelling of garlic and onions, their white eyes flashing dreadfully in their brown faces.
How is that Calormenes smell of garlic and onion? Was onion and garlic part of their diet or something?