“the trope of the unthreatening little brown or yellow woman, glowing with warmth and human dignity, providing the archetypal WIWL speaker with an occasion for a Damascene conversion”
Brilliant.
(Source: jhameia)
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atomsandspace reblogged this from braided and added:
Mary Oliver, SRSLY?! That is a terribly condescending poem.
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braided reblogged this from isabelthespy and added:
Are we really to admire Oliver’s generous spirit in acknowledging...a toilet cleaner
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perseidbadger reblogged this from jhameia and added:
Beautiful post that articulates just how uneasy sentiments like the ones expressed in “Singapore” make me feel.
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quixotess reblogged this from isabelthespy and added:
I like Mary Oliver too. This...really good. It’s dismaying (as the author of the post...
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isabelthespy reblogged this from jhameia and added:
uhhh wow that was an awful poem and this post is right-on.
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sinag reblogged this from jhameia and added:
“the trope of the unthreatening little brown or yellow woman, glowing with warmth and human dignity, providing the...
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