They're Finally Getting Around To This

[Billy_Kinetta]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

 

[OldLady]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

Sorry, but the "whiteness" argument does not address women.

Classic lit is recognized around the world no matter who wrote it. There are factions who want to add to that pantheon regardless of merit. Only racial and political identity are of importance to them. Because the marketplace of ideas is not buying what they're selling, they want to pad the shelves with lesser works in an attempt to give nonsense equal footing with genius.

 

[ptbw forever]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is much worse than Fahrenheit 451.

This is the start of the most brutal genocide in human history.

They won’t just stop at burning white books.

 

[OldLady]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

Sorry, but the "whiteness" argument does not address women.

Classic lit is recognized around the world no matter who wrote it. There are factions who want to add to that pantheon regardless of merit. Only racial and political identity are of importance to them. Because the marketplace of ideas is not buying what they're selling, they want to pad the shelves with lesser works in an attempt to give nonsense equal footing with genius.

It started with the "men's" argument, at least that's what it sounded like, and I was there. At the time, women were also "minorities" when it came to equal representation in the workforce, in politics, in academia, and in literature.

Give me an example of a "lesser work" that has been put on the shelves to make the canon more inclusive?

 

[OldLady]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

Sorry, but the "whiteness" argument does not address women.

Classic lit is recognized around the world no matter who wrote it. There are factions who want to add to that pantheon regardless of merit. Only racial and political identity are of importance to them. Because the marketplace of ideas is not buying what they're selling, they want to pad the shelves with lesser works in an attempt to give nonsense equal footing with genius.

It started with the "men's" argument, at least that's what it sounded like, and I was there. At the time, women were also "minorities" when it came to equal representation in the workforce, in politics, in academia, and in literature.

Give me an example of a "lesser work" that has been put on the shelves to make the canon more inclusive?

ptbw forever Since you are so amused, maybe you can give me an example of a "lesser work" that has been put on the shelves to make the canon more inclusive? Since our OP is either ignoring me or eating Easter dinner?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

Sorry, but the "whiteness" argument does not address women.

Classic lit is recognized around the world no matter who wrote it. There are factions who want to add to that pantheon regardless of merit. Only racial and political identity are of importance to them. Because the marketplace of ideas is not buying what they're selling, they want to pad the shelves with lesser works in an attempt to give nonsense equal footing with genius.

It started with the "men's" argument, at least that's what it sounded like, and I was there. At the time, women were also "minorities" when it came to equal representation in the workforce, in politics, in academia, and in literature.

Give me an example of a "lesser work" that has been put on the shelves to make the canon more inclusive?

Almost anything off Oprah's Book Club list.

 

[OldLady]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

Sorry, but the "whiteness" argument does not address women.

Classic lit is recognized around the world no matter who wrote it. There are factions who want to add to that pantheon regardless of merit. Only racial and political identity are of importance to them. Because the marketplace of ideas is not buying what they're selling, they want to pad the shelves with lesser works in an attempt to give nonsense equal footing with genius.

It started with the "men's" argument, at least that's what it sounded like, and I was there. At the time, women were also "minorities" when it came to equal representation in the workforce, in politics, in academia, and in literature.

Give me an example of a "lesser work" that has been put on the shelves to make the canon more inclusive?

Almost anything off Oprah's Book Club list.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?
Thought so.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door...Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Library Journal Pushes to Destroy Book Collections Because 'They Promote and Proliferate Whiteness' - Big League Politics

This is the "old white men's canon" argument begun in the 70's with the feminists. British and American literature prior to 1900 is primarily written by men. The "classics" we were taught in school--Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Tom Sawyer....all male authors, right? But there were a few women writing out there who had been ignored like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, etc. Slowly women writers are being added to the canon as more women publish. It is simply the way of things and it is a very old argument. It doesn't propose to destroy the classics, but to include others. Kinda like Affirmative Action, it is not about getting rid of one at the expense of another, but SHARING.

Sorry, but the "whiteness" argument does not address women.

Classic lit is recognized around the world no matter who wrote it. There are factions who want to add to that pantheon regardless of merit. Only racial and political identity are of importance to them. Because the marketplace of ideas is not buying what they're selling, they want to pad the shelves with lesser works in an attempt to give nonsense equal footing with genius.

It started with the "men's" argument, at least that's what it sounded like, and I was there. At the time, women were also "minorities" when it came to equal representation in the workforce, in politics, in academia, and in literature.

Give me an example of a "lesser work" that has been put on the shelves to make the canon more inclusive?

Almost anything off Oprah's Book Club list.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?
Thought so.

I do actually, being in the business.

No one is owed "equal representation" outside of constitutional mandates. You don't gain a lofty perch, especially in the arts, simply by being a politically forwarded entity.

Earn your status by producing quality work, or order the chicken fingers.