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I was not a fan of the hate u give because I felt it was kind of racist towards white people and the vocabulary was a bit difficult for me since my first language is not english (for example, saying 'thang' instead of 'thing'). Besides that, I thought Starr was a bit childish at times. Do you think I would enjoy this book?
Jasmine "Racism towards white people" does not exist. White people have never been oppressed for the color of their skin and when they were oppressed it was b…more"Racism towards white people" does not exist. White people have never been oppressed for the color of their skin and when they were oppressed it was by other white people. If you think "racism towards white people" is a thing, i believe you missed the entire point of the book.(less)
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Hollow Star Well if all human have beating hearts, then all people can be racist. We all bleed, we all put our pants on one leg at a time. and to say some thing " ...more
Sep 26, 2023 12:15PM · flag
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