A Goodreads user asked this question about On the Come Up:
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?
Angelica Bruh how is it racist to white people? She is a teen of course she is childish sometimes. BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RACIST TO WHITE PEOPLE!!! Chos…moreBruh how is it racist to white people? She is a teen of course she is childish sometimes. BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RACIST TO WHITE PEOPLE!!! Chose another book that is not written by a black author or read a book about black struggles, please :)(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 12:16PM · flag
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