Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship answers “does anyone else think that a little too...”

Maine Mom asked this question about Such a Fun Age:

does anyone else think that a little too much was made of Alex/Alix calling the cops? A group of kids showing up uninvited knowing parents are away = the house getting trashed, regardless of race. The alternative seems to be to let it happen just to seem cool and redeem some of her lost social standing

Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship Yeah, I think Kelley made way too much of it. Parents aren't home, and 7-8 drunk teens who aren't Alex's friends show up on the property, are rowdy, j…moreYeah, I think Kelley made way too much of it. Parents aren't home, and 7-8 drunk teens who aren't Alex's friends show up on the property, are rowdy, jump in the pool, and one of them starts climbing a ladder onto the roof? Of course she's going to call the cops, who wouldn't at that point? (Granted, she could've given them a warning first, is it smart for a girl to go out there with 7-8 drunk boys to give them a warning?) Robbie shouldn't have been engaging in that nonsense and especially not while carrying cocaine! Sucks he lost his scholarship, but that's monumentally stupid.

But I think that's kind of the point, that Alix and Kelley are both positioning themselves as white knights defending black people from each other's supposed racism. Both of them behave in some problematic ways, but I don't think race itself is as much a problem for either of them as their own determination to win points by proving their anti-racism.(less)

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