For people who read Sylvia Plath's work, weren't you repulsed by how superficial and racist her personality is?

She used the N word and made racist references, I understand she lived back when racism was acceptable but I'm just not enchanted by any personality that's racist when acceptable

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LifelessPersona · F

idk who that is, but taking books out of the context of the time period is how we censored huckleberry Finn iirc.

I personally think that's retarded.

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offingg · 26-30, F

@VampiricPersona: Her being superficial is also reflective of her time period? Doubtful. By ysing the R word you are actually hurting people who are mentally challenged, but you are yout own person, I did what I can do.

LifelessPersona · F

@offingg: I'm actually not hurting them, it's not like I'm altering their quality of life by saying it. Besides I'm using the word correctly. Since it does have more than a single usage.

offingg · 26-30, F

@VampiricPersona: Suit yourself.

Something · 41-45, M

To discount all books written in a different social climate is to deny yourself the perspective that can be learned from those times.

sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M

plus i doubt they read plath and understood it, nor did any research about her.

just another book banner, nothing more.

offingg · 26-30, F

@sighmeupforthat: I am actually reading Plath

offingg · 26-30, F

I understand, but so far her personality seems so superficial without any depth, I don't get why people are fascinated by her? Is it bc of her death?

jetpack

Just stop reading if it vexed you so.

offingg · 26-30, F

I could do that, but i'm going along to find if there is maybe is some depth in her and to figure out what's all the fuss about her

NotHereForYou · 31-35, F

I never knew that about her. I never cared for her work so I'm not missing out on anything. Was Virginia Woolf racist too? That would actually break my heart.

offingg · 26-30, F

I never read her work, recommend a book of hers?

NotHereForYou · 31-35, F

A Room of One's Own and The Waves are both good. Mrs. Dalloway is probably the most popular book of hers but I haven't read it. I'd like to read Orlando too because it sounds interesting.

EarthlingWise ·

I don't think it's a prevalent feature of her work, and I doubt you'll find one writer of whatever gender or culture that hasn't written something that could be deemed racist or sexist.

sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M

oh brother....

offingg · 26-30, F

Let me guess, you're rooting for the racism was okay side

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