This hilarious post has reassured me about my pre-conceived notions toward books I haven't read and ameliorated any anxieties I may harbour about being a childless 35 year old woman who reads nothing but Young Adult fantasy-romance novels.
Is this really what people who don't read actually think the classics are like? Using crass words and slurs is actually quite rare in any classics from the 19th century or older. The writers of old were usually very tactful in their choice of words. Unless of course you're reading a book that is specifically dealing with racism as a topic, but then the author isn't automatically condoning racism just by depicting it realistically. Homophobia isn't a thing at all in classic literature, at least I haven't found a single case of it yet.
One teacher in college was about to read out loud from Candide but before she did she said, "this book is very old and some of the language is outdated. It contains the n-word which I will NOT read out loud, so I will just replace it with slave." My Mexican classmate raised his hand and said, "I can read it for you, if you want." And she politely declined his offer while this black chick in glass gave him a sour faced look (but it probably made her a little wet.)
and it's a great book. your point being?
Name 3 homophobic slurs in BM
>War
>Tendrils of the Infinite Darkness
>War
EZPZ
>blood meridian
>classic
Yikes! Good thing modern literature is safe, inclusive, wholesome and perfectly catered towards me.
I frickin wished!
This hilarious post has reassured me about my pre-conceived notions toward books I haven't read and ameliorated any anxieties I may harbour about being a childless 35 year old woman who reads nothing but Young Adult fantasy-romance novels.
Start with the classics.
>mass literacy was a good ide-
Imagine being offended by something you read in a book. Like, imagine reading 'Black person" and being hurt by it.
I think we should meet in the middle and at the very least replace those slurs with other words in the modern prints of those books
"No"
She's culturally appropriating African American Vernacular English and I find it problematic and disgusting.
Sounds fantastic, can't wait to read it
Is this really what people who don't read actually think the classics are like? Using crass words and slurs is actually quite rare in any classics from the 19th century or older. The writers of old were usually very tactful in their choice of words. Unless of course you're reading a book that is specifically dealing with racism as a topic, but then the author isn't automatically condoning racism just by depicting it realistically. Homophobia isn't a thing at all in classic literature, at least I haven't found a single case of it yet.
These people think 'savage' is a slur
This only true with Black person and it's still rare
It's baffling how millennials have no problem with gore and bleakness but insulting a minority is where they draw the line.
Virtue signalling syndrome, they're scum and should be beat with a bamboo pole
One teacher in college was about to read out loud from Candide but before she did she said, "this book is very old and some of the language is outdated. It contains the n-word which I will NOT read out loud, so I will just replace it with slave." My Mexican classmate raised his hand and said, "I can read it for you, if you want." And she politely declined his offer while this black chick in glass gave him a sour faced look (but it probably made her a little wet.)
Don't remember that in the Iliad
>talks about american literature
>classic
This is what women see when they read classical literature. This is why women shouldn't be allowed to lead and make decisions for anybody.