tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post3810186211956650558..comments2024-01-27T13:22:38.545-08:00Comments on BOOKTRYST: Rare and Racist American Books For ChildrenStephen J. Gertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-71633379326620944502012-10-28T22:12:25.932-07:002012-10-28T22:12:25.932-07:00This is the funniest shit my eyes have ever witnes...This is the funniest shit my eyes have ever witnessed. Call it immature, I don't care.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283682405123280842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-67492596432665624992010-09-24T09:07:07.078-07:002010-09-24T09:07:07.078-07:00My ex-wife is jewish and yes (since we love books)...My ex-wife is jewish and yes (since we love books) i remember looking in a lot of old bookstores for third reich books. Same with a friend from my childhood. I guess they wanna know more.Guely of Swedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716624918209276615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-78875921991174075202010-09-23T09:58:19.550-07:002010-09-23T09:58:19.550-07:00"Context is everything, which is something th..."Context is everything, which is something that many don't get. Only a supremely stupid person would use the word and think it casual and inoffensive."<br /><br />I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />Excellent post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-12385233550629754652010-09-22T19:13:46.891-07:002010-09-22T19:13:46.891-07:00Sir:
No need for an in-depth, detailed reason for...Sir:<br /><br />No need for an in-depth, detailed reason for this post. Booktryst is devoted to the world of rare books - whatever the book. These books exist, and they are collected by many in the Black community for the same compelling reason that we Jews collect anti-Semitic literature: As a reminder and spur: Never again.<br /><br />We cannot deny the past no matter how uncomfortable it makes us. As William Faulkner so wisely observed: <br /><br />"The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past."<br /><br />I'm quite sure, based upon your comment, that there is disagreement within the community about this. The great Magnificent Montague (who coined the expression, "Burn, Baby, Burn" as a DJ here in L.A. during the 60s) is an avid collector of Black Americana in all its forms, w/o apology. We've talked about this on many occasions.<br /><br />As for your concerns - which I take very seriously - we can run from these books but we can't hide from them (apologies to Joe Louis).<br /><br />It is unfortunate that a post about racism is considered to be racist itself. How can the subject be seriously discussed if it is so fraught that reasonable and sincere people cannot even broach it w/o fear of backlash?<br /><br />-SJGStephen J. Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-15216848148048780932010-09-22T17:58:00.661-07:002010-09-22T17:58:00.661-07:00As a black man, reading your post I have two conce...As a black man, reading your post I have two concerns. First, these types of books have no place in literature, they should NOT be saved or preserved. I don't want or need future generations of black men and women to see these images. They have enough to deal with in the images and stereotypes that are shown in the present day. Second, why would you post this garbage and you and I both know that is what it is! You said yourself it promotes a negative view of black people, so again why would you post it? You know my grandmother used to say actions speak louder than words. So I've learned to watch what people do (like this racist post, which you'll more than likely have an indepth and very detailed reason for posting it)more so than watch what they say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-68103445535627657162010-09-22T12:24:43.730-07:002010-09-22T12:24:43.730-07:00Thank you, Steve, I really appreciate this post, e...Thank you, Steve, I really appreciate this post, especially your comment on passive racism. A shrew and canny observation.Linda Hedricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-64033284163319277102010-09-22T07:33:28.651-07:002010-09-22T07:33:28.651-07:00Excellent post, Steve. It's nice to see those ...Excellent post, Steve. It's nice to see those old racist images again. Over the years, I've talked to Black clients who simply felt this stuff should be burned, but the smarter ones know we need to preserve it to remind future generations of our ignominious past, and to insure that attitudes like this don't start cropping up again. Much like the attitude of Jews never wanting to forget the holocaust so that it never happens in the future. I concur.bookwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386829777832844793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382076272947689523.post-20540274368689889122010-09-22T05:56:20.257-07:002010-09-22T05:56:20.257-07:00A wonderful post. I stood stunned when a lovely cl...A wonderful post. I stood stunned when a lovely client showed me a very old copy of Little black Sambo she had been searching for as a gift to her grandchild. Yes, it is deep seeded and as a born in the South someone, I still see the lines sharply drawn. I do believe the colors are hazier, more mellow -even here-with the younger generation. The Josephine book seems to be something worth reissue-though it may already be so.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.com