T-REX IN: "PRESENTISM"
Presentism is when you interpret the historical past with a view from the present!
Its danger is not just that it is often self-congratulatory, but also that judging historical figures by present-day moral standards is likely not a fruitful line of inquiry. What we see as questionable (say, sexism!) would have seemed completely routine to someone brought up in such a time, and we can't really blame historical figures, I think, for not questioning it!
This seems awfully close to ethical relativism!
Huh?
Well, aren't you saying we can't judge historical figures in a modern context, because they lived their lives during different times? But then there's a whole new set of problems that can't be solved by just judging present moments with a view to 'the past'!
Aw, man! Then I am gonna go easy on him!
If he bothers to take a picture of me, I'll get mad: sort of?
Yeah, I'd meet him at a restaurant!
He might say, "Oh, I'm just the reporter here. What'd you get?'"
"I was just the reporter! I'm the one who recorded you. I say that only to prove I'm not a friggin' cheezed-off old man! All the while, I'm walking by you, Domiceiomimus.
"'[is] no escapade'?" you say, cradling the camera in your hand.
T-Rex, you're my brother, and you're... Domiceiomimus?
QUIT MAKING OUT WITH ME, I'M SORRY I'M NEVER PLAYING VIDEO GAMES EVER AGAIN