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lol :
yup they get ultra mad when I say fantasy and sci fi is written better by women of color🥰 because it just is.
2026-10-06 01:24:03
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blackprintreads 📚 :
This is exactly why i started my page sharing black fantasy and sci fi books bc i was tired of the same white books and 10 black fantasy books all the time
2026-10-06 21:12:55
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theSerenaBlessed :
Their understanding of what a good book is… sucks
2026-10-06 02:48:39
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Okoklalala :
“Ignore the bigotry” + smart is not adding up for these straight men. Its because we dont ignore and understand the undertones is why we make our decision to shift towards a diverse medium of authors especially poc.
2026-10-06 08:42:26
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user1285745390108 :
How can someone be well read if their reading choices are limited?
2026-10-06 13:09:32
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Sunny ☀️ :
they don’t want to read diversely because they have no empathy and have never had to have empathy. also they’re, more likely that not, racist. i’ll be following along!
2026-10-06 04:25:58
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basil8rush :
I would also encourage people to read outside of the west and especially the USA. If your diversity is only within American authors you will fall into the same trap
2026-10-06 08:18:07
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Anny Wilkes 📚🤓 :
These are the same dudes who think Red Rising has literary merit. Slay on, queen
2026-10-06 18:00:08
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Alyssia Cruz Therapy :
Of course, they’re so evolved because they can ignore diversity and center themselves 😅😒 Fable sounds awesome
2026-10-06 21:26:28
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Spotelijahd :
I commented on an east of Eden show review saying the book is hard to get thru for me due to the overt racism the author HIMSELF projects, and it being a little boring, & a white girl replied “hating on john Steinbeck is a CRIME.” HUH?????? Mind you I’ve read Toni Morrison & James Baldwin so outside of the fact I never said anything about hating the dude - even tho I do lol, being from the town he writes half his books about & him being shoved down my throat in school - I KNOW what literary genius is.
2026-10-06 18:31:54
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⋆⁺₊⋆✹𓂆 Aster 𓂆☾⋆⁺₊⋆ :
They're always about "reading outside your comfort zone' or whatever, but it never seems to work both ways, huh.
2026-10-06 14:47:59
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⭐🌙🎀Asmo'sFavoriteAngel🌙🎀⭐ :
What is ppls problem?! Widening your horizons makes you better at literary analysis, media analysis, and overall having a better pov on most things! Its so good for improving your vocabulary and learning of other cultures and worlds! I love Shakespeare as much as the next but if ppl keep hyping up Hemingway or Fitzgerald? Been there, done that, we need more diversity omfg.😭
2026-10-06 11:08:12
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Trin :
Sooo when’s the first meeting 🥹
2026-10-06 14:50:52
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⍟⧗tiela♡𓊖 :
Try things Fall apart by chinua achebe I think it's an underrated piece of literature it's set in pre colonial Africa I think as a black person you'd love it .
2026-10-06 15:25:15
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Jay :
Ngl when I saw Sm*tty post about East of Eden the other day and have absolutely nothing to say (even in passing) about the racism/misogyny present in the book particularly towards black women really disappointed me. Not saying you have to hate the book but to gush over it with not even a mention of its problematic elements is distasteful to say the least.
2026-10-06 21:44:25
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Books_are_political_PNW :
Well hey bestie. count me in.
2026-10-06 01:43:20
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slaywa 🍉📚🧶 :
wait omg hold onnnn is this gonna be my first book club experience😋
2026-10-06 21:41:03
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Alfread :
Black No More and Passing are both superb choices 🔥
2026-10-06 19:00:13
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🐝 | History Ph.D. Candidate :
Most of their faves aren’t even that good—I’ve always ignored the label of “classic” when it’s a gold ring hanging on a pig of a book lol
2026-10-06 01:28:26
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Antigoni | Booktok 📚🫧 :
Eww. That’s insane. Literally they have zero idea. When I was getting my literature degree, I remember having to chose courses specifically that would expand the classics to different voices bc the main courses were just white men 🤮
2026-10-06 10:56:08
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GrumpySpades :
so depressing they don't get it. it's not even a new problem... I grew up in the dark ages and remember my English teacher complaining about the syllabus of old white men. that was in 1988! we did get to choose one non-list book to analyse and mine was Coonardoo by Kath Walker, an indigenous Australian writing about indigenous Australians.
2026-10-06 02:59:14
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Kayla's Bookshelf 📖 :
I dont understand their statement that ignoring bigotry them critical thinkers. I'd arguing reading a book, understanding the deeper message, and STILL being able to point out the bigotry in it is a much clearer sign of critical thinking 😭
2026-10-06 13:29:13
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momeyisascam :
I needed that opening statement on a shirt
2026-10-06 00:55:13
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Skylar Reads 📚💛 :
genuinely my first reaction to ur og vid was this is so cool and so happy to hear about some new recs. do i read classics? not rlly but if i did, why not learn about the genre diversely. ppl r so fucking wild
2026-10-06 01:00:21
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cjk n :
I think the saddest part is a lot of them have the comfort of existing only in genres pleasant to them disregarding the diverse experiences of others.
2026-10-06 06:09:00
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