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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]James, Percival Everett.
So well written, slyly funny, enjoyed revisiting this classic narrated from the point of view of[b] a slave[/b].[/quote]

Let me fix that for you: *an enslaved person*[/quote]
Am I the only one who finds “let me fix that for you” terribly annoying? [/quote]

Not as annoying as perpetuating racism and harming people with ignorance though, is it? [/quote]
You get more bees with honey. 
People aren’t going to listen and learn when you write that. Much nicer ways to say it that will have a bigger impact than your self righteousness. [/quote]

No need to be "nicer" in response to racism. In fact that approach has been part of the problem. [/quote]

Are you white?  How do you explain the whole ADOS acronym?  Should it not be ADOEOP? [b]Is the term “slavery” racist?  Should it be “enslaving of people”?[/b]

Best book - as a woman veteran of OEF - The Women.  I cried - a lot.  Agree it was not the best written book, and I wish Frankie was more well-rounded as a character in some ways, but it resonated nonetheless. [/quote]

Slave = victim of slavery. Maybe that should be the acceptable current term.[/quote]

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