Samatha Szichak answers “I was not a fan of the hate u give because...”

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?

Samatha Szichak I totally disagree with you because I don't think that it was racist against white people there was no hatred for them at all. And the vocabulary was …moreI totally disagree with you because I don't think that it was racist against white people there was no hatred for them at all. And the vocabulary was supposed to be off because that's how the characters talk in the book. This book was trying to shine a light on police brutality and black struggles and what you got out of the whole book is that it's racist against whites. I think you need to read the book again. And I recommend you find another book that helps you differentiate white racism from white privilege. Because white privilege doesn't exist so I recommend you do your research before you start typing next time.(less)

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Nève I agree with everything you say, but white privilege does exist...
May 04, 2021 06:14PM · flag

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