Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship answers “I don't understand why Alix thinks that...”

Susan asked this question about Such a Fun Age:

I don't understand why Alix thinks that Kelley has a "fetish" about Black women. Can't he just have a type - a type of woman that he is attracted to? Just as some one is attracted to brunettes or redheads, or attracted to tall women or women who are like scotch or women who golf doesn't make it a fetish.

Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship Alix thinks that because she hates Kelley and therefore thinks the worst of him. Yeah, Kelley can have a type, and Emira herself didn't think Kelley w…moreAlix thinks that because she hates Kelley and therefore thinks the worst of him. Yeah, Kelley can have a type, and Emira herself didn't think Kelley was fetishizing her. But Alix and Kelley were at war and racism accusations their weapon of choice.

At the same time, Kelley did seem to think he knew better than Emira about her own life, but then it seemed like he usually dated women with more confidence and purpose than Emira.(less)

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