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I doubt I would've noticed.
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When I was growing up our English teacher exclusively made us read books with racist slurs in them. Even the time we got to read a short story, it had a line about calling a bush an outdated slur just for the sake of being racist.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:41
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Hrist posted:When I was growing up our English teacher exclusively made us read books with racist slurs in them. Even the time we got to read a short story, it had a line about calling a bush an outdated slur just for the sake of being racist. Problematic, imo.
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Mar 29, 2016 17:49
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Millions of Crows posted:Untill the 60s it was fashionable to be racist, the further back you go, the more blatant prejudice was accepted. Catholics and protestants hated each other, Irish, Italians and polish weren't considered white, so if a book from 100 years ago is racist, that's normal, and no one gives a poo poo. just think, whatever is considered normal now will probably be racist in 50 years. better to not read at all just to be safe
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Mar 29, 2016 18:15
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Applewhite posted:Problematic, imo. What specifically is the problem?
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Mar 29, 2016 18:17
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in 50 years itll be "ugh trigger warning heterosexual vanilla romance in this 5 second blog vid"
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Mar 29, 2016 18:18
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Shaquin posted:The book you just finsihed was papist. Now what? this is my fuckin nightmare right here
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Mar 29, 2016 18:45
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Nice Sweet Meat posted:Should I just mark it as "Read" in goodreads and give it a 3? Then read some books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami and the one book by Chinua Achebe that everyone reads in their first year of college to not be racist. Rate them all 5. Use them to try to strike up a conversation with a friend of a friend who studied at Vassar, and impress her with how non-racist and worldly you are. Let me know if you are the first person in the world to actually get anywhere with this.
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Mar 29, 2016 18:51
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never judge a book by its cover. *cover shows a barbarian gutting a lizardman sorcerer with one hand while carrying off a Nubian princess rear end-to-camera with the other* its literature
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Mar 29, 2016 18:59
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Zorodius posted:never judge a book by its cover. Can I read that when you're done with it?
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Mar 29, 2016 19:00
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im reading Bellefleur by Joyce Carol Oates no racism so far.
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Mar 29, 2016 19:03
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recommendit to my black friend
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Mar 29, 2016 19:03
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her description of this high breasted red haired blue blood strong woman is getting my blood a hootin and hollerin somethin potent
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Mar 29, 2016 19:06
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*Sees a Black Man about to pick up an peruse a copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* "Oh, no, you don't want to read that book, sir. Here, you'll like this much better." *Hands him a copy of the Collected Poems of Maya Angelou*
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Mar 29, 2016 19:07
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Applewhite posted:This but unironically and also not the typeface. i cannot understand why other people want me to describe the entire plot of the book and do a dramatic reading of the key passages before they will read it. i wanted you to experience the sublime journey contained within this tome for yourself, god drat it! of course when i say "other people", we both know what kind of people i mean
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Mar 29, 2016 19:07
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now i search out the author's opinions on thje "swarthy problem"
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Mar 29, 2016 19:47
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You are now a racist sorry op.
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Mar 29, 2016 19:49
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Zorodius posted:never judge a book by its cover. Typically the quality of a book is inversely related to how badass the cover painting is.
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Mar 29, 2016 19:49
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:You are now a racist sorry op. If anyone's looking for me I'll be in D&D.
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Mar 29, 2016 19:52
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Applewhite posted:If anyone's looking for me I'll be in D&D. i hear in the next edition they're going to rename dwarves "little people"
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Mar 29, 2016 20:00
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terrorists win
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Mar 29, 2016 20:01
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glowing-fish posted:Then read some books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami and the one book by Chinua Achebe that everyone reads in their first year of college to not be racist. Rate them all 5. Use them to try to strike up a conversation with a friend of a friend who studied at Vassar, and impress her with how non-racist and worldly you are. haha yeah those people are the worst. I'm the real deal though, I've read two books by Chinua Achebe
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Mar 29, 2016 20:05
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Toadvine posted:The answer I think is quite simple: accept the author's racism as a facet of their antiquated worldview. If you like the book, recommend it to others. Word. If you really want to go down the Lit thought exercise path, compare the events of the book with how you would have reacted.
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Mar 29, 2016 20:13
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Applewhite posted:Oh man you just finished A Horse and His Boy. It was a great story but the portrayal of the Calormen people was an unflattering caricature of Muslims. What should be done about this? There is No Room for racist literature in an enlightened liberal society where all ideas are valued. Ban the book, arrest anyone who read it. :triggered: 
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Mar 29, 2016 20:37
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Arthur Henry Ward (better known as Sax Rohmer), the author of the famous "Fun Manchu" adventure novels, was also a member of the Golden Dawn and penned a number of occult books as well. According to his own account, he started his lucrative writing career on advice gained through a Ouija board. He asked how to best make a living as a writer and the board spelled out "c-h-i-n-a-m-a-n". The novels that followed brought him fame and fortune and franchise that is still popular today.
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Mar 29, 2016 22:58
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Millions of Crows posted:Untill the 60s it was fashionable to be racist, the further back you go, the more blatant prejudice was accepted. Catholics and protestants hated each other, Irish, Italians and polish weren't considered white, so if a book from 100 years ago is racist, that's normal, and no one gives a poo poo.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:00
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a hole-y ghost posted:Racism is an old meme, its not as funny any more. picturing the dancing banana in a kkk outfit
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Mar 29, 2016 23:03
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Profondo Rosso posted:you can replace "racism" with literally anything and this is a big dumb baby view point to hold. "yeah this book is good, but its a mystery novel" doesn't mean "dont read it because its a mystery omg dont judge me for liking books with mysteries in it!!/11" it's just mentioning a facet of the book and allowing the potential reader to judge for themselves whether they want to read it (because you are not the ultimate arbiter on what books other people want to read). What if you know the person your're talking to doesn't like mystery novels as a trope, but it's so good that they should consider reading it anyway?
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Mar 29, 2016 23:03
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You don't need to do anything, who told you it was your responsibility to do something about it? Lots of great art comes with baggage from the past we'd rather all forget about but nothing is gained from averting your gaze from the uncomfortable realities of the past or present, obviously you have a responsibility to curb the prejudice that exists in your mind, but it's stupid to think we should just avoid being exposed to nasty realities.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:07
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Da OP posted:The book you just finished was racist. Now what? I publish it and start writing my next one.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:16
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i cant imagine any human being actually getting upset about an uncharitable racial portrayal in media. its just so small. like something a housecat would think in any way matters
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Mar 29, 2016 23:32
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book racist, so what?
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Mar 29, 2016 23:32
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Jim Barris posted:You don't need to do anything, who told you it was your responsibility to do something about it? Lots of great art comes with baggage from the past we'd rather all forget about but nothing is gained from averting your gaze from the uncomfortable realities of the past or present, obviously you have a responsibility to curb the prejudice that exists in your mind, but it's stupid to think we should just avoid being exposed to nasty realities. Literally the point of the OP.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:41
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Applewhite posted:Literally the point of the OP. You asked a question don't be mad I gave you the answer you already arrived at.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:42
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Jim Barris posted:You asked a question don't be mad I gave you the answer you already arrived at. I'm not mad I'm happy.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:43
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OMG JC a Bomb! posted:I publish it and start writing my next one. lol
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Mar 29, 2016 23:44
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i literaly do not care one ounce about anything in this world and want to die
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Mar 29, 2016 23:59
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nomadologique posted:i literaly do not care one ounce about anything in this world and want to die
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Mar 29, 2016 23:59
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nomadologique posted:i literaly do not care one ounce about anything in this world and want to die u need more or better drugs
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it's funny bc they are almost named "colormen"
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