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> the gatekeepers of "literature" are determined to keep people like Maya Angelou out of it. What do you mean by this? If you’re talking about race, then in m
by jpxw 6y ago
> the gatekeepers of "literature" are determined to keep people like Maya Angelou out of it.
What do you mean by this?
If you’re talking about race, then in my experience the exact opposite is true
- rectang 6y agoAccording to the gatekeeper of "literature" in this thread, it's not race, but "kitsch" that disqualifies Angelou.
- Spinnaker_ 6y agoIt's all a replay of Harold Bloom. "They say all bad poetry is sincere. And Maya Angelou is very sincere." He laments that her work achieves undeserving canonical status, and no one wants to disagree for fear of being called racist.