tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29500368.post954101115681726558..comments2024-03-21T05:29:19.926-04:00Comments on Literanista: Harlem Girl Sings the Birthday Blues...Valerie M. Russo Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16925334459731866398noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29500368.post-42552378105753851372008-12-29T10:23:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:23:00.000-05:00I don't think racial hatred is a new thing..as muc...I don't think racial hatred is a new thing..as much as the media likes to portray all these kinds of things as "shocking" I think its a lot more normal then you'd think..just has to do with location. I think as a society we have to get over our prejudices, people have to realize that the first impression isn't always the right impression and that people are as diverse mentally as they are psychically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29500368.post-39333609604857795532006-12-11T22:43:00.000-05:002006-12-11T22:43:00.000-05:00It is not considered mainstream, believe they are ...It is not considered mainstream, believe they are plenty of people who would not, not only fail to recognize those names as the Greats of Lit. but fail to recognize them completely and that's what I mean by marginalized.Valerie M. Russo Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925334459731866398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29500368.post-46329704449453282742006-12-11T22:05:00.000-05:002006-12-11T22:05:00.000-05:00Outside the mainstream? Are you KIDDING? Pablo Ner...Outside the mainstream? Are you KIDDING? Pablo Neruda. Octavio Paz. I could go on and on. Wonderful literature -- and color has nothing to do with it.Chaplain Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525539297903850760noreply@blogger.com