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+ judy blume, language, lee atwater, race, wifey

Race in Judy Blume’s “Wifey”: Part II

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Last post, I started looking at race in Judy Blume’s Wifey. Today, I want to continue that exploration by looking at the ways that characters in the novel deploy language to cover up their racism when referring to African Americans in the novel. Language becomes a thread weaving its way throughout the novel, masking, for the public, the racist attitudes behind the words. All of … Read More Race in Judy Blume’s “Wifey”: Part II

+ angela davis, lee atwater, myth, poverty

The Myth of Poverty

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Myths take on a life of their own, supplanting reality and facts within the psyche. Once a myth takes hold, it becomes difficult to eradicate it, and even once one eradicates the myth, the residue remains, spreading over the floor of our minds until we sweep out the final piece of dirt from our psyche. One of the most persistent myths that we tell … Read More The Myth of Poverty

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