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Sep. 27th, 2011 09:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conuly
And we're back to my old pastime of mocking Amazon reviews. Just one, the most recent review of Beloved:
To know that they actually teach this book in school is a complete embarrassment to real literature. I nearly threw up when my fiance told me she read this, but then asks me questions like, "What's Beowulf?" and "Who is Mark Twain?"
So, seeing what kids are learning in school now, I read through most of the book (it doesn't take too long to speed through the broken English and half attempts at actual writing talent), only to find that it's a wonderful piece of Affirmative Action brainwashing. The best thing about this book was that it helped me settle the issue of whether my child will attend public school or not. Nope, no thanks.
That's right, white people are evil, evil, EVIIIILLL! But you're welcome for the cars we invented, the train you ride on, the computer you probably wrote that book on, and all the other contributions we've made. Oh yeah, and that whole freedom thing, too.
It's a real piece of garbage, and they might as well teach "Twilight" in school, simply based on its literary value and deep thinking alone, while they're at it.
Yes, black people should be thankful to whites for... their... freedom.... Wait, something's not adding up there. I'm hoping this one was intended as satire, but who knows?
To know that they actually teach this book in school is a complete embarrassment to real literature. I nearly threw up when my fiance told me she read this, but then asks me questions like, "What's Beowulf?" and "Who is Mark Twain?"
So, seeing what kids are learning in school now, I read through most of the book (it doesn't take too long to speed through the broken English and half attempts at actual writing talent), only to find that it's a wonderful piece of Affirmative Action brainwashing. The best thing about this book was that it helped me settle the issue of whether my child will attend public school or not. Nope, no thanks.
That's right, white people are evil, evil, EVIIIILLL! But you're welcome for the cars we invented, the train you ride on, the computer you probably wrote that book on, and all the other contributions we've made. Oh yeah, and that whole freedom thing, too.
It's a real piece of garbage, and they might as well teach "Twilight" in school, simply based on its literary value and deep thinking alone, while they're at it.
Yes, black people should be thankful to whites for... their... freedom.... Wait, something's not adding up there. I'm hoping this one was intended as satire, but who knows?
