Progressive university scholar says Stephen King’s ‘It’ is both racist and misogynistic (Brown, abuse)

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by Catgirl64

I know. I read the article, and having also read the book, I personally don't see it.

Are you white?

If so you're opinion doesn't matter to them.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Catgirl64

I know. I read the article, and having also read the book, I personally don't see it.

We're going to need to have you hold up a Sherwin Williams paint strip to your skin before we decide whether your opinion has any merit or if we can dismiss it out of hand while condemning you for being racist and so forth.

[Enigma777]

I don't think Stephen King cares what college professors say about his work, or that he thinks of them as one of his 'own.'

He had a very contentious relationship with the professors at his college and was told that he would never make a living as a writer....

And I didn't pick up anything like racism or misogyny in his book "It."

The revolution "eating its own"? Very melodramatic, but totally meaningless.

[Catgirl64]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

Are you white?

If so you're opinion doesn't matter to them.

That's okay. I don't form or express my opinions to garner approval from anyone. They are what they are.

[Hrw-500]

Originally Posted by zzzSnorlax

Don't care what some random a$$ person says somewhere in the universe.



Maybe the poster just stepped out of a time warp?

A time warp with a little detour in a parralel universe.

[tamajane]

The story takes place in Maine in 1960. There would not be many, if any black people in that small town, but one of the kids in the group of friends is black, and one is female.

[MJJersey]

Nice to see King reaping the garbage that he sows.

[Gusano]

Originally Posted by tamajane

The story takes place in Maine in 1960. There would not be many, if any black people in that small town, but one of the kids in the group of friends is black, and one is female.

Yes, you are right, but everyone is a "victim" these days. Everything is racist or sexist or fascist or the label du jour. It's just getting stupid out there. I guess anyone who is determined to be offended will find something to be offended by. There are, of course, some truly offensive things, but some people are really, really reaching.

I liked Mr King's earlier works. The endings to his books weren't quite so rushed. I never got the feeling that he was either racist or misogynistic. He has always seemed to be very supportive of his wife and many of his novels have female main characters.

[Nepenthe]

Originally Posted by tamajane

The story takes place in Maine in 1960. There would not be many, if any black people in that small town, but one of the kids in the group of friends is black, and one is female.

You're dead on, but I suspect there are those [no, definitely not all, not even most leftists / progs / liberals / Dems -- but some] who think it's:

• insensitive (level 1)
• problematic (level 2)
• racist (level 3)
• white supremacist (level 4)

...to both:

• set a story in a place and time when you know most of the characters would be white
• keep the setting historically accurate

They would prefer, request, demand, or threaten (depending on level) that you either:

• revise the story to set it in a more inclusive, more diverse, less whitewashed, or less white supremacist place and/or time
• revise the setting of Maine 1960 to make it more inclusive, more diverse, less whitewashed, or less white supremacist than it is / was

Or just not make the remake at all.

We're living in a time when a few individuals think Wonder Woman is Dangerous for Black Women.

I of course encourage those who don't like the choices made to simply refrain from seeing the film. That approach has usually worked for me.

I encourage the Christian group One Million Moms to not watch Preacher and leave everyone else alone too.

[lilyflower3191981]

Originally Posted by Hrw-500

Looks like some trigglypuffs are triggered by Stephen King's last novel "It".
Progressive university scholar says Stephen King’s ‘It’ is both racist and misogynistic – TheBlaze
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36030/

And knowing Stephen King's positions, I wonder if the revolution had begun to eat its own children?

I thought it is about trauma, child abuse, domestic abuse, isolation, absentee parents, loss of a child, small-town racism, suicide, homophobia, fratricide, underage sex, and the fragility of adult friendships.