Jennifer asked this question about Mila 18:
I'm 80 pages in - - this was written in the 60s for obviously a male audience - - but anyone else in 2019 finding the overpowering masculinity and total objectification of women a problem? Also - - do brothers really slap their sister's behinds? 'Cause ew. I kind of feel like Im reading Gone with the Wind, trying to read over the blatant misogyny.
Charles Rosenberg Attitudes such as this are why books such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck Finn are being pulled out of public libraries. Applying an artificial sens…moreAttitudes such as this are why books such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck Finn are being pulled out of public libraries. Applying an artificial sensitivity "filter" to great literature may mean you are the one with the problem...try looking at our world and those that came before us with an open mind. (less)
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