Category Archives: controversy
Two great series on Racialicious.
Directing attention to these two series on Racialicious, both written by Latoya Peterson: Debunking Myths about Statutory Rape, Race and Class: Part One/Part Two/Part Three This series does a great job challenging the stereotypes that young girls who dress in … Continue reading
Filed under class, controversy, criticism, privilege, race
In Defense of JT LeRoy
Everyone reading this blog probably already knows the story: a 15-year-old boy named J.T. LeRoy who has suffered a life of physical and sexual abuse, been neglected and deprived, worked as a prostitute, and been on and off drugs, emerges … Continue reading
Filed under controversy, literature, popular culture
