American Fiction - Navigating Offensive Language in Literature Classes
Thelonious Monk Ellison:
Listen. This is a class on the literature of the American South. we're going to encounter some archaic thoughts and coarse language, but we're all adults here and I think we can understand it within the context in which it's written.
Brittany:
Well, I just find that word really offensive.
Thelonious Monk Ellison:
With all due respect, Brittany, I got over it. I'm pretty sure you can too.
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