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Initech

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81. Nope. Didn't know or care.

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Fri Jan 28, 2022, 03:15 PM

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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