Historian David Olusoga has said racist or offensive language should not be removed from classic books or TV shows and that young people should just 'toughen up'.
The presenter acknowledged he's from an older generation than the one used to trigger warnings.
He also said he understands that it can be helpful to know ahead of time if a book has certain stories or words that might be upsetting.
However, the British-Nigerian writer said he thought it was more useful to confront the language of the past than to censor it.
Olusoga recently took part in a documentary about the BBC's Black and White Minstrel Show, a program that aired until the late 1970s and featured white performers in blackface.
