Issa Rae Quotes

Thelonious Monk Ellison You're not fed up with it? Black people in poverty, black people rapping, black people are slaves, black people murdered by police, whole soaring narratives about black folks in dire circumstances who still manage to maintain their dignity before they die.I mean, I'm not saying these things aren't real, but we're also more than this. It's like so many writers like you can't envision us without some white boot on our necks.

Sintara Golden Do you get angry at ] or ] for writing about the downtrodden? Or is your ire reserved strictly for black women?

Thelonious Monk Ellison Nobody reads Bukowski thinking his is the definitive white experience, but people... white people read your book and confine us to it. They think we're all like that.

Sintara Golden Potential is what people see when they think what's in front of them isn't good enough.

Sintara Golden I don't need to write about my life. I write about what interests people.

Thelonious Monk Ellison You write what interests white publishers fiending black trauma porn.

Ailene Hoover I think it's "Fuck" for me.

Jon Daniel Sigmarsen Yeah, me too.

Wilson Harnet Yeah, I agree.

Sintara Golden I disagree, I'm sorry.

Thelonious Monk Ellison I think it would be a mistake to award this book anything.

Jon Daniel Sigmarsen Well, it's 2 versus 3 so... "Fuck"'s the winner.

Ailene Hoover Fuck" is the winner. You know, it's not just that it's so affecting, I just think it's essential to listen to Black voices right now.