In an effort to avoid stereotypes about Black male athletes, such as being labeled a “dumb jock,” Spike, a college football player, says he wore athletic clothes to class as little as…
Tag: Stereotypes
‘Wonka’ movie holds remnants of novel’s racist past
Several years ago, I made a visit to a local book sale and came across a rare 1964 edition of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Popular in its own right,…
Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner Award. On May 8, 2023, she added a Pulitzer Prize to her accolades. Her winning novel,…
Why somepeopletalkveryfast and others … take … their … time − despite stereotypes, it has nothing to do with intelligence
Pop culture abounds with examples of very fast talkers. There’s the Judy Grimes character played by Kristen Wiig on “Saturday Night Live,” or that guy from the 1980s who did commercials for…