arctanthrope

I haven’t read a lot of King, but something that’s always stood out to me is the way he writes about sex. I get the impression that he understands what happens, but has absolutely no idea why it happens. like an alien that watched a bunch of earth porn but still has no grasp of human sexual psychology or the sensation of pleasure

base 37

here’s a good plot summary and analysis of themes (if an hour-long video is a medium you find tolerable)

the gist, as I understand, is that the argument that was presented is basically “the purpose of the 14th amendment was only to grant citizenship to newly freed slaves; children of parents who do not intend to permanently live in the US, or who still feel allegiance to a foreign country, are not intended to be included.” Barrett’s response was essentially “your argument is self-contradictory. many parents of newly freed slaves did not feel allegiance to the US and wished to return to the countries that they or their ancestors were taken from against their will. the amendment cannot have been intended to both include and exclude their children.”

bold to assume she knows the difference between Japanese and other east Asian people. in her mind she doesn’t need a Japanese character cause she’s already got “one of those” in Ching Chong, or, sorry, Cho Chang