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What are you reading that can't be at least donated to a library?

posted 4 years ago
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I remember, as a kid, trying to sneak-read paperbacks at night with a flashlight when i was supposed to be sleeping. Holding the book and the flashlight in a comfortable position was problematic. In fact, i've never been able to get into a comfortable position w/ a paperback novel. Perhaps eye strain isn't so much an issue as neck strain, at least in my experience.

Perhaps an ebook reader is the thing i need to get back into reading. I've got a few years to go, either way, since my grabby children will try to rip anything out of my hands, paper or electronic.

posted 4 years ago
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For sake of discussion, I'm a young white man, and I need an answer to a question of mine. And since we're in such an open-minded mood, I thought I'd toss it out and see what comes back. This is a question which I'd be afraid to ask someone in person, but thru the anonymity of the internet, I feel I can truly get an honest answer, without that look of disgust that may (or may not) accompany such a query.

Do those of you who are "people of color" take offense at the phrase "people of color"?

I mean, when I hear the phrase used, all I hear is "We have white people, and we have everyone else". Even as a white person, I find the term to be offensive. Its an antique of the pre-civil rights era, when some white politician was attempting to be sensitive to racial minorities, which I think no longer applies. I feel that it not only puts down anyone who's not white, but it also -in this day and age- excludes white people from being part of a larger community. Truly a double-edged sword, in my opinion.

And, not to be trite, but white is still a color... Should we retire the phrase?

posted 5 years, 2 months ago
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