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WhiskeyGrinder

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33. As a child, I consumed media mostly uncritically and came away with the impression that the struggle

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 09:22 PM

Jan 2022

Black people face/d was largely Just The Way Things Were, had little to do with me, and if they would just work harder, things would work out for them. White supremacy reinforces itself in such a way.

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When you were a kid, did books make you "uncomfortable" & "ashamed" of your whiteness? [View all] Hekate Jan 2022 OP

Hell no. Archae Jan 2022 #1

Not at all. And Amen to Turner Diaries, Protocols, and the other crap... TreasonousBastard Jan 2022 #2

No. A lot of books horrified me, or pissed me off, but did not make me niyad Jan 2022 #3

Another question to ponder before talking about the books... Caliman73 Jan 2022 #4

The people who are yanking books from K-12 library shelves certainly seem to know... Hekate Jan 2022 #36

Well... not always and not consistently. Caliman73 Jan 2022 #68

Yes. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. cachukis Jan 2022 #5

The sad truth is that the folks who want to ban books malaise Jan 2022 #6

Exactly! Solomon Jan 2022 #58

No. Polly Hennessey Jan 2022 #7

Nope. Nevilledog Jan 2022 #8

Yes - A short account of the destruction of the Indies - by Bartolome de Las Casas Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #9

I read that in college. yardwork Jan 2022 #27

I'm 80% Iberian Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #32

Thank you, Xipe Hekate Jan 2022 #52

I guess Gone With the Wind comes to mind. Croney Jan 2022 #10

No. But now I am disgusted and ashamed by what my white ancestors did. I can't change the color madinmaryland Jan 2022 #11

It wasn't the books Piasladic Jan 2022 #12

I eagerly read about Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges no_hypocrisy Jan 2022 #13

Nope. And I read a lot of controversial books by the he time I was 12. haele Jan 2022 #14

Same here. Hekate Jan 2022 #51

No, I didn't feel uncomfortable. I just felt sympathy. Haggard Celine Jan 2022 #15

+1 Bluethroughu Jan 2022 #17

That's it. yardwork Jan 2022 #28

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison did that for me MotorCityBeard Jan 2022 #43

Yes,that's a very good example. Haggard Celine Jan 2022 #55

No, but I was ashamed of some of the behaviors of those Bluethroughu Jan 2022 #16

Reading to Kill a Mockingbird made me feel terrible. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #18

I read Black Like Me, as well XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #79

No. They made me.. luvs2sing Jan 2022 #19

Yes. n/t Stardust Jan 2022 #20

No. They made me love Hobbits and Dragons and Wizards. Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #21

No. I read about Harriet Tubman and slave ships when I was in elementary school. yardwork Jan 2022 #22

They know it will make kids feel sympathy and a lot of bigots don't want that. Srkdqltr Jan 2022 #23

Not as much as FOX News does TeslaNova Jan 2022 #24

This is a good answer. panader0 Jan 2022 #37

I've got an idea JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #25

Awareness that humans can be so harmful and mean PA_jen Jan 2022 #26

Not at all tenderfoot Jan 2022 #29

Reading the responses here is remarkable. cachukis Jan 2022 #30

Never Generic Brad Jan 2022 #31

As a child, I consumed media mostly uncritically and came away with the impression that the struggle WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #33

Hmm. I suppose you're being sarcastic. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #38

I'm not, actually. I've had to do a lot of work. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #40

Ok, I misunderstood you. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #41

No problem. I see now how it could have been seen as sarcastic. But it's true. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #42

I do understand exactly what you're saying. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #47

Thanks for checking and having the discussion. I think it's important to acknowledge that people WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #49

Oh hell yeah it is. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #67

Most history books ymetca Jan 2022 #34

No gay texan Jan 2022 #35

No Hangingon Jan 2022 #39

No cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #44

I grew up in the 70's and 80's Deep State Witch Jan 2022 #45

Thank god for Norman Lear MotorCityBeard Jan 2022 #72

Roots Was a Revelation! Deep State Witch Jan 2022 #83

I never even considered it. Never crossed my mind. nt leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #46

I want to thank you all for your replies. Please keep on. I was halfway through a longer response... Hekate Jan 2022 #48

oh yes it was terrible, lol. Not. BootinUp Jan 2022 #50

Never. scarletlib Jan 2022 #53

Some made me want to join 'the other side' DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #54

Here's the best answer I can give you. Gore1FL Jan 2022 #56

No. As a child I understood that my skin color is not a source of pride or shame meadowlander Jan 2022 #57

Occasionally when I read about some horrible injustice Withywindle Jan 2022 #59

Nope. lunatica Jan 2022 #60

No, but I prefer light reading and always have. I read most of the books in college. And I Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #61

No. The whole "uncomfortable" thing is ridiculous. On the off chance Junior manages Vinca Jan 2022 #62

No Emile Jan 2022 #63

No, but my voracious reading of books sure taught me about hypocrisy. MineralMan Jan 2022 #64

No. treestar Jan 2022 #65

I can't recall reading any "controversial" books growing up. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #66

Sure in many ways for different reasons. Still do. But specifically what you are LizBeth Jan 2022 #69

I am surprised all the people emphatically saying no books did not make them uncomfortable. LizBeth Jan 2022 #70

Exactly. IL Dem Jan 2022 #74

In my case, I read escapist fiction (fantasy & sf) for pleasure. I can't recall ever reading Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #80

I purposely went out looking for it and specifically provided for my boys when young. LizBeth Jan 2022 #87

I was at times uncomfortable, IL Dem Jan 2022 #71

Right, exactly right back at you. Now if the questions is, .... When becoming uncomfortable LizBeth Jan 2022 #77

No Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 #73

No, but reading the wills of my ancestors who owned slaves did csziggy Jan 2022 #75

That's powerful stuff right there. nt Hekate Jan 2022 #78

Charlotte's Web made me feel horrible about killing spiders alphafemale Jan 2022 #76

Nope. Didn't know or care. Initech Jan 2022 #81

The book-burners have no idea, do they? I felt empathy for the oppressed, identified with girls... Hekate Jan 2022 #82

There was lots that made me feel uncomfortable Meowmee Jan 2022 #84

Yes, and it changed my life LearnedHand Jan 2022 #85

No. Joinfortmill Jan 2022 #86