Lirael from the Abhorsen series! She's a misfit among her people--beings called the Clayr who can see into the future. But the library is her refuge, where she finds knowledge and adventure. It's massive and located deep inside the glacier where the Clayr live. She isn't just a librarian…Â
Nope. At least one of them is me because I just don't understand y'all haters. I dislike the Kardashians, but you don't see me all up on every post about them spreading negativity. Life is too short for that.
"Why did the writer have to go further into the racial aspects?"
Because it's called adding complexity? Because maybe as a black person I'm tired of black people being sidekicks, magical negroes, and one-dimensional plot devices used to advance other characters' story lines?
Jfc…Â
I regularly read Allison's reviews and she gives positive ones as well as recommendations all the time. I can't speak to her review of John Wick 2 as I've never seen the film, bit everyone can't be right all the time. You only seem to care about Allison's reviews when you can trash…Â
She's not saying it should be washed of anything improper. She's saying that what's "improper" should be more thoroughly explored. It doesn't have to be about racism, but a film that uses racism as a device without ever acknowledging the realities of what's behind that racism and…Â
Is America really independent if the founding fathers had to twist Britain's arm to be free? Is Apartheid really over if blacks had to twist the SA government's arm to end it? Is the last piece of cake really in my stomach if I had to twist my greedy brother's arm to claim it?
Rashida can't help her appearance, though. She has been pretty outspoken about her upbringing and how she passes for white while her sister, Kidada, doesn't. She has talked about being raised mostly by her mother (contrary to what you said, they did not live in the same home after…Â
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