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a similar distortion Uncle Tom's cabin has been lauded and critiqued since the day it was published so it's a little bit of a stretch to call this a 'distortio
by pvg 4y ago
a similar distortion
Uncle Tom's cabin has been lauded and critiqued since the day it was published so it's a little bit of a stretch to call this a 'distortion'.
- imbnwa 4y agoExcept we're talking about the genealogy of the perjorative use of the term which runs contrary to the book which is anti-slavery fiction wherein the eponymous character dies protecting runaway slaves.
- pvg 4y agoIt's anti-slavery fiction in which the passivity and forbearance of the titular character was not to everyone's taste, among many other things. You think, I dunno, Baldwin was 'distorting' Uncle Tom's cabin? It's a weird way to put it.