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Secrets & Lies.
One of the dilemmas of life on the internet is that all kinds of people have podiums and sources through which they can speak out and be heard. One of the ugly sides of this fact is that often when news goes viral, there isn't a lot of moderation in the dialogue as the word spreads--especially when the news is alarmist and seems destined to run ( Read more... ) -
Bad Romance (or, YA & Rape Culture)
Once in a while every girl has to do something she knows is bad for her, even though she knows it's stupid and she'll probably regret it later. Last night I started reading the bestselling YA fantasy Hush, Hush, which friends and the internet have repeatedly assured me that I would hate. I had no intention of reading it until I randomly picked it ( Read more... ) -
the uproar rising, no way out, no end--
- i saw blood done sign my name last week. it's a film about advancement of civil rights and a hate killing in the small-town South in the 70's. i feel i need to warn for random white privilege (it's based on the autobiography of a white child whose father, a pastor, was an ally, and there's a lot of 'look at the white guy rock the boat' that ( Read more... )
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Good news in a week full of bad news the world over:
Bloomsbury has just announced that they will be releasing a new jacket for Magic Under Glass, with a model who more accurately reflects the main character's ethnic and racial identity.
I am so admiring of all the fans, readers, editors, and writers who spoke out about this issue. -
New Year's Resolution #7: Stop buying YA from Bloomsbury.
I've been looking forward to the debut YA novel Magic Under Glass for months. I ordered it before the first of the year! it came! The author, fabulousfrock, sent me a bookplate! I was excited!
And then I wasn't.
This is the description of the main character of Magic Under Glass from the review of the book by The Book Smugglers:- Nimira is a performer, dancing
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thinky thoughts
Things I am thinking about ( Read more... ) -
Freedom: it's not just for directors whose fame excuses raping 13-yr-olds anymore!
This is an extremely important post to read as banned book week coincides with the escalation of challenges to books by ( Read more... ) -
Transgender awareness
You may have already seen the uproar about this on your friends lists, but if you haven't, please take a look at wook77's journal entry about KRXQ Radio's shock-jock hatespeech against transgendered children. It's both appalling, in the sheer level of vitrolic hate and advocacy of violence on display here, and inspiring in that so many advertisers have ( Read more... )
