tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4830057612844883385.post8543946097564540722..comments2012-05-14T10:08:40.419-07:00Comments on The Din Spin Room: The Death of Fiction? (The Death of Racism, Classism, and Elitism in Publication) /Boohoo.Lily Hoanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124819703061163277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4830057612844883385.post-67874813132170488882012-05-10T16:02:33.721-07:002012-05-10T16:02:33.721-07:00Great post! I actually read something a few months...Great post! I actually read something a few months ago (I wish I could remember the source or who posted it on Facebook) about how shameful it was that university literature departments were abandoning the classics in order to "be liberal" and promote political correctness. I was furious because of the insinuation that adding diversity to the literary canon is somehow a mere political act and not inclusion of amazing literature. With the exception of V. C. Andrews (because somebody told him the books were inappropriate for teens) my Republican father never objected anything I read, and I read about different cultures, socioeconomic classes, or religions. Sorry if I'm off topic, but literary elitism bothers me.Electra Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616916041795542465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4830057612844883385.post-58214337964069383682012-03-27T16:49:56.461-07:002012-03-27T16:49:56.461-07:00Word up, Nohner. This was basically my take on thi...Word up, Nohner. This was basically my take on this article, though I may have presented it slightly differently in my critique of this article. Whatever the specifics, I think most people read this article and want to destroy the author for being a pretentious tool. <br /><br />I think it's interesting, though, objectively to see how disdainfully we look at these gatekeepers. Because while I totally hate this guy, I would find his accepting of my work to be extraordinarily gratifying. In that way, speaking personally, I'm not as much of a badass as I'd like to believe. If I hated him and his class as much as I feel I do, I wouldn't care so much. But I do. I'm curious if most writers and artists struggling to break through feel similarly.Christopher Rosenbluthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981972672278522456noreply@blogger.com