Reposted by Abby Norman
The great tragedy of our time: we are more educated and full of ideas than ever, with the best tools available, yet have little financial opportunity to follow our nose.
(Now where is that universal basic income I was promised in 2010?)
![Princeton professor Arnold Rampersad, an ex-
pert on Morrison's writing, expressed concern yes-
terday over any attempt to ban one of her books.
"The presence of few four-letter words or the
presence of some sex doesn't mean that a book is
morally perilous," he said. "It's hard for me to
believe anything in Morrison's books can't be
taught to mature high school students by skilled
teachers."
At the school, the controversy has only height-
ened the interest in the book among students.
"This is America," 11th grader Joe Lafontano
said outside the school yesterday afternoon. "You
should be able to say what you want to say. I'm
going to go out and buy [the book] now."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqtakzi5bityrtbjj4cfan4l/bafkreihtletvwgb477ul6ydcyhkydbl3fs2akkwvout2o6my2icbpjas6i)
