Quote Originally Posted by Batman View Post
Not wanting to get this thread derailed with the usual stuff on this forum, the article that Lyle posted would only let me read the first few paragraphs, the quotes that I picked out and took issue were from her 'open letter' not from any actual article .

I'll take a look at the links you posted later when I get home.
I did not want to derail the thread, just wanted your opinion on it since most folk start their reading habits in school before they branch off and read whatever they would like to.


In school I read several books which weren't to my liking (I believe we all do because we all have different preferences) however teachers and professors are supposed to help us all cultivate certain critical thinking skills and hone our reading comprehension so that being the case I am all for other more exciting authors being made available to students....what I don't like is tossing out authors who are quite accomplished because of assumed supremacy or colonialism of one form or another and yes, that is very much happening.

Yale English students call for end of focus on white male writers
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...e-male-writers


I believe I may revisit some of my Dashiell Hammet pulpy noiry detective stories next, those are always good fun.