Most recent public comments by Drew Dunham-Snipes https://nowcomment.com/users/133851 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071660 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071660 This is a unique way of saying the knife is bloody I enjoyed this part. Wed, 24 May 2023 11:41:00 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071659 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071659 Because OF COURSE, if you find people dead in your house, it's because of a black person. And not just that black person, every black person he could think of. Maybe this "mob madness" refers to the lack of individuality black people have. If one person does something, it is viewed as a collective action by all black people. We are not a monolith. We are only responsible for our own actions. Wed, 24 May 2023 11:40:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071626 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071626 The dialect in this paragraph reflects the way black people, specifically African Americans, in the Old South were stereotyped by the white ruling majority. The dialect itself emphasizes the discrimination and oppression they faced, as it points to a lack of access to equal education and economic means. The character speaking is fearful for her safety and is pleading for help, which further illuminates the racial tensions of the time. This example illustrates the way dominant culture effectively demonized an entire population based on the color of their skin. Such language plays a role in shaping dominant culture's perceptions of race, as it enforces stereotypes about different races and perpetuates unequal power dynamics. The language used here also speaks to the collective trauma of racism for black people in America, as well as the strength of the African American community to resist and fight for their rights. Wed, 24 May 2023 11:32:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071047 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3071047 I think when Ebenezer was talking about "hanging," he might've meant lynched. Hanging is a form of hanging though, so the story definitely has elements of hanging. Tue, 23 May 2023 14:15:20 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3070463 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3070463 I wonder if thing is meant to be capitalized. The author does capitalize certain words to show us that it refers to a person or a type of person, Mon, 22 May 2023 13:50:01 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3070445 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347657?scroll_to=3070445 It means fussy and picky. You would definitely use this to describe a child. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:39:00 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064378 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064378 I haven't heard about him in a minute. I lowkey miss seeing his and City's banter. It was my favorite part of the beginning of the book Mon, 08 May 2023 09:18:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064377 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064377 This is too funny. I wonder if City introduced himself as Citoyen and not City and that's why he couldn't pronounce his name. Citizen is a lot harder to say than City Mon, 08 May 2023 09:16:46 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064370 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064370 City is so abnormal. There is a man tied up in his shed and his reaction is more calm than worried. I know I'd be starstruck and quick to find my mother if there was a man tied up in my garage. Mon, 08 May 2023 09:09:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064364 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064364 I think the second question... was not needed. The first one is important, but you don't need to be knowing all about his belly. Funny. Mon, 08 May 2023 09:06:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064359 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064359 I actually find it funny that ice cream sandwiches are put in the same category as pigs' feet and raccoons. Mon, 08 May 2023 09:04:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064355 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347058?scroll_to=3064355 I wonder if this was her way of mourning. He doesn't really describe her emotional reaction. I wonder if her way of coping was to give the shed a new purpose. On the other hand, what if she was "prepared" or if she accepted it and just decided to repurpose the shed Mon, 08 May 2023 09:01:52 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060960 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060960 I wonder why they named it that. Like wave brush? I guess that was his most notable quality and they used it as the title. I'm confused as to why they didn't use his name because I know they said it during the competition. Tue, 16 May 2023 21:43:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060953 I did not even expect a reality show to be incorporated into the book. I wonder how the reality show is going to change the book. Mon, 01 May 2023 09:12:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060951 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060951 Even though it traumatized him, Kiese does a great job by highlighting his curiosity instead of having him reveal this traumatic event to his grandmother. He could be embarrassed, or maybe he doesn't want to relive/talk about the situation. Mon, 01 May 2023 09:00:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060950 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060950 Bye MyMy, she done said the word more than most of the black people in the book lol. Mon, 01 May 2023 08:58:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060949 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060949 She just keeps saying it. And it's so funny, especially City's reaction in the following sentence. It's a great way to mix satire and race and inequality. Mon, 01 May 2023 08:57:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060948 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060948 This is so funny because she says it so casually. I actually appreciate the fact that City uses this as a teaching moment instead of a moment to formally scold her. She's ignorant of the word but willing to learn the power behind it Mon, 01 May 2023 08:56:22 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060947 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060947 This actually so terrifying and very real and there's not much City can do to stop them. He's outnumbered and these are older man. It's probably terrifying for him and he's strong for not immediately breaking down. He's strong, but he shouldn't have to be. No black person should endure this. AND HE'S like 15! So sad Mon, 01 May 2023 08:55:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060945 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060945 I think City's reaction to this speech is how typical children would react. "This new generation," and whatnot. Kids get SO tired of hearing it because it paints a picture that the younger generation is blowing what the older generation worked hard for, which is not true. Mon, 01 May 2023 08:51:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060943 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060943 I hear this ALL the time, phrased exactly like this. It's so funny, because more likely than not, nobody is personally trying to keep him down. The phrase is true, but it probably doesn't apply if he's using it like this lol. Mon, 01 May 2023 08:48:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060941 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060941 This is what I was referring to when I said, "borderline problematic." It's not like he's outwardly prejudiced, but as society changes, some of the ideas that people harbored, slowly become more outdated. Although "kindly pause" isn't very problematic, he does have ignorant qualities that would make you side-eye him. Mon, 01 May 2023 08:46:44 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060938 I think Coach Stroud is your typical old head. He talks A LOT, up to the point where all you can contribute to the conversation is one word. Some of his words are very insightful, but other times, it borders problematic. Mon, 01 May 2023 08:39:55 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060936 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3060936 I actually think this is a wonderful description. I like how City compares how he feels under the gaze of his mother and his grandmother. I think since she whoops him on more "special" occasions, he doesn't view or describe her whoopings as an average kid would Mon, 01 May 2023 08:36:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057330 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057330 I actually did not expect her to actually say the word. Caught me by surprise, but I like that it wasn't taken THAT seriously. It's more satirical. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:20:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057058 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057058 She says this so casually. Given the fact that she’s only whooped him a couple of times, I am surprised that he doesn’t resist at all. That’s actually not relatable at all cause I would’ve run all the way around the house and not gotten that switch. Tue, 16 May 2023 21:25:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057056 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057056 I find this sentence so funny because she’s just so old, in a good way. Like it’s wireless and she says hook up. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:13:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057055 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346610?scroll_to=3057055 I don’t know why, but I just now realized the City is actually chubby. At first, I thought Lavander was just calling him fat to be a troll. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:19:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3050040 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3050040 In contrast, this is a word relating to black people. The importance of this word is its definition and historical context and not its appearance. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:14:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3050036 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3050036 What's ironic about niggardly is that it's not a black word. It means stingy, but I think the importance of getting this word is its appearance and not its definition. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:14:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041595 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041595 This sentence is so long. I don't even think it's a sentence at that point. More like a rant with no breaks in between. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:43:02 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041537 An Ellipsis, or ..., generally symbolizes the intentional exclusion of a word, sentence, or paragraph that works to prevent redundancy. Informally, it's used as a developing thought Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:33:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041519 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041519 I think this picture is an interesting representation of how LaVander carries himself. It's not one I initially pictured, but I understand it. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:28:33 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041094 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041094 I typed in "Create an image that symbolizes ambition, strength, and an unshakable attitude, and that has the characteristics and style of an abstract portrait." This is the result, Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:32:01 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041057 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041057 Although my reaction to this was, "this makes absolutely no sense," I can connect this to our society where boys their age, and even older, say pause or no homo. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:09:42 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041023 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3041023 One of the things I like about City is how unorthodox his analogies are. They always make sense, but they're so childishly formulated that I'm enjoying them Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:03:04 -0400