Mike didn't say the book was "anti-white, " he said it was
anti-Western.
As a general comment on this over-long thread, I'm looking forward to
the day, decades from now, when the literary critics of the future will
examine our age's writings. They will come up with some interesting
explanations for why so many writers of today felt a need to find racism
everywhere, where it didn't exist as well as where it did exist.
Alan Glick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Romeo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [rehfans] Howard and racism
> I read that too! Not a good example of a racial
> double standard though. Malcolm had made his break
> with the Nation of Islam when that book was written.
> He was no longer anti-white and the book reflects his
> new outlook.
>
> --- Mike Mott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't believe any books where white people are
> > > commonly referred to as crackers and ofays are
> > > reccomended as a counterpoint by either side.
> >
> > Gary, you might just be surprised at the
> > double-standards which exist in
> > modern public schools, when it comes to matters of
> > "offensive" or
> > questionable racial materials and remarks....
> >
> > But that's another debate entirely.
> >
> > Remember, "Johnny Taliban" Walker got his
> > anti-Western motor running with a
> > school library copy of the Autobiography of Malcolm
> > X....
> >
> > --Mike
>
>
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