Tag Archives: race

Take Two: Words We Cannot Say…Except When We Can

Posted on Thursday, 16 June 2011 by

I originally posted this on 10 June 2010, just over a year ago. The issue of reclaiming derogatory terms for gender, racial, ethnic, or sexual identities is an ongoing struggle, and a controversial one at that. For a blog post, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Posted on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 by

(This is a copy of the review I posted on Amazon for The Help, which I read for a book club. I was not nearly as intrigued as the majority of reviews, as you will see. There were other issues … Continue reading →

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