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,PASSION ,FRUIT3 ,ANTI-,AU?ORIT>IAN 7,CON7S5SU\S ,GAMES  

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,?IS Z9E DESCRIBES PHYSICAL1 SEXUAL & FLIRTATI\S GAMES PEOPLE CAN PLAY ) EA* O!R ?AT >E CREATIVE & AS SAFE AS SEEMS REASONABLE4 ,IT DISCUSSES ISSUES ( CONS5T1 COMMUNICATION1 & DISEASE4 ,IT TRIES TO BE FUN & RESPONSIBLE4 

,I HAVE A S(T SPOT 9 MY HE>T = ! ?9K+ BEH9D ?IS Z9E4 ,I GREW UP 9 ! TIME BE=E ,A,I,D,S1 :5 ! %OTS FROM ! ,SEXUAL ,REVOLUTION W]E /ILL REV]B]AT+ 79CLUD+ ! ONES ( P5ICILL974 ,MY E>LY FEM9I/ YE>S W]E SP5T ?9K+ & READ+ AB\T H[ BREAK+ ! CORPORATE1 BUTTON-D[N AFFECT1 GETT+ 9 T\* ) \R BODIES1 REFUS+ TO ABIDE BY SUBURBAN MORALITY1 W]E ALL PRACTICES ?AT W\LD LIB]ATE US1 AS WELL AS CELEBRATE \R LIB]ATION4 

,!RE IS /ILL SOME?+ TO !SE >GUM5TS -- ! UND]/&+ ?AT WE >E ANIMALS NOT FLOAT+ BRA9S1 ?AT BODIES >E TO BE EMBODI$1 ?AT ! CONTROL IMPLI$ BY SUITS & HI< HEELS MAY BE :AT WE NE$ TO ATTA9 TO DE/ROY ?IS SOCIETY1 BUT WILL DE/ROY US AS IT HAS ! PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 IT4 ,& ,PASSION ,FRUIT IS EXPLICIT 9 ITS DESIRE TO OP5 UP PEOPLE'S OPTIONS >\ND =MS ( RELATION%IPS1 :I* ,I CAN ONLY APPRECIATE4 

,BUT TOO MU* EMPHASIS ON SEXUALITY IS PROBLEMATIC TOO4 ,OV]-HYP$ SEXUALITY IS ! HAV5 ( A CORPORATIZ$ WORLD2 IT IS ! AW>D & ! CONSOLATION = \R 7PRESUM$7 P[]LESSNESS 9 ! RE/ ( \R LIVES4 

,ACKN[L$G+ ! P[] ( SEX 9 HUMAN LIFE IS ONE ?+2 UND]/&+ H[ ?IS CULTURE HAS =C$ EV5 MORE SIGNIFICANCE 9TO SEX IS ANO!R4 ,UND]/&+ H[ WE >E ALL TAU<T TO MANIPULATE 7& BE MANIPULAT$ BY7 SEX IS P>T ( ?AT4 

,P,F MI<T HAVE WORK$ BETT] = ME IF IT HAD US$ DIFF]5T GRAPHICS4 ,! IMAGES DROP Y\ 9TO ! MIDDLE ( A P>TY FULL ( /RANG]S4 ,( C\RSE SOME PEOPLE LOVE ?AT JUMP-9-OV]-Y\R-HEAD APPROA*1 BUT ,I PREF] TO GO 9 ONE /EP AT A TIME4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ S]I\S QUE/ION IS AB\T ,P,F'S ATTEMPT TO M>RY H$ONISM ) RESPONSIBILITY4 ,TALK+ TO PEOPLE AB\T H[ TO HAVE FUN :ILE !Y RELATE 9 LOAD$1 PHYSICAL WAYS ) PEOPLE :O !Y DON'T KN[ IS A TRICKY & FREQU5TLY EXPLOSIVE BUS9ESS4 ,?IS Z9E TAKES ! DE RIGUEUR APPROA* ( CAUTION+ EV]YONE TO MAKE SURE ?AT EV]YONE CONS5TS TO EV]Y?+ BE=E ANYBODY DOES ANY?+1 & 5C\RAG+ PEOPLE TO OPT \T IF !Y FEEL UNCOM=TABLE4 ,?IS IS ! /&>D APPROA* MADE POPUL> BY SEXUAL H>ASSM5T SUITS EV]Y:]E3 ! APPROA* ?AT SAYS ?AT WE CAN HAVE H$ONI/IC FUN :ILE DOTT+ I'S & CROSS+ T'S1 ?AT TRU/ COMES FROM HAV+ SIGN$ ON ! DOTT$ L9E4 

,P]HAPS ?IS APPROA* IS ! BE/ WE CAN DO4 ,BUT ,I W\LD LOVE TO SEE AN ANALYSIS ?AT *ALL5GES ?AT P]SPECTIVE ON SAFETY1 ON CONS5T1 & ON PLAY4 

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,ONE ( A SPATE ( Z9ES ?AT >E BE+ DI/RIBUT$ PRIM>ILY ONL9E AS ,P,D,FS1 LEAV+ IT UP TO ! READ] :E!R TO READ IT ONL9E OR D[NLOAD & PR9T IT \T1 ,PI,NA,B IS A PRETTY1 CLEAN1 LI<!>T$1 9SURRECTION-9SPIR$1 ?\<TFUL PUBLICATION ) A HEAVY DESIGN ELEM5T4 

,IT IS SO DESIGN$ 9 FACT ?AT ! DESIGN BECOMES ONE ( ! L\DE/ 7IF AMBIGU\S7 FACETS ( ! CONT5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! FOOTNOTES >E L>G] ?AN ! BODY TEXT1 & >E SET (F 9 BRI<T R$4 ,MESSAGE3 P]HAPS ?AT \R ROOTS &_/ OR TANG5TS >E IMPORTANT8 ,OR P]HAPS ?AT WE %\LD PAY ATT5TION TO ?+S ?AT >E NORMALLY CONSID]$ SECOND>Y8 ,OR P]HAPS1 ?AT SIZE & COLOR >E NOT 9 FACT A MEASURE ( IMPORTANCE8 

,DOCUM5TS ?AT >E PUBLI%$ ONL9E 7) ! GOAL ( PEOPLE PR9T+ !M \T !MSELVES7 HAVE DIFF]5T 7NOT FEW]7 *ALL5GES ?AN PIECES DESIGN$ = H>DCOPY4 ,9/EAD ( HAV+ TO MAKE DECISIONS BAS$ ON PRICE 7( 9K1 ( PAP] TYPE1 ( %IPP+1 ETC71 ONL9E DOCUM5TS HAVE TO NEGOTIATE ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 READ+ ON A SCRE5 7%ORT TEXT SECTIONS TO SUIT READ+ ON A MONITOR1 A CLUNKI] PAGE *ANGE PROCESS1 ETC7 ) READ+ 9 H>DCOPY4 ,PAGES NE$ TO WORK AS WELL 9 COLOR 7= ! SCRE57 AS 9 BLACK & :ITE 7P] ! LIMITATIONS ( MO/ HOME PR9T]S -- UNLESS Y\R AUDI5CE IS PRIM>ILY PEOPLE :O WILL BE SCAMM+ COLOR COPIES74 

,PI,NA,B'S DESIGN MEANS ?AT IT IS NOT ESPECIALLY EASY TO READ1 EI!R ON SCRE5 OR 9 H>D COPY4 

,! MA9 PROBLEM WAS ONE RUNN+ ?READ 7APP>5TLY A SUBPIECE CALL$ 0POLITICS IS NOT A BANANANOTES087 ?AT /REAMS ALONG ! BOTTOM ( ! PAGES4 ,?IS PIECE IS P>TICUL>LY H>D TO READ -- AS IT'S V]Y BROK5 UP -- & DI/RACTS FROM ! O!R >TICLES ABOVE IT4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! >GUM5T = DESIGN IS ?AT READ+ AS A S5SUAL EXP]I5CE IS WOR? FOCUS+ ON1 :I* IS CONTRADICT$ BY PRES5T+ ! DOCUM5T 9 A WAY ?AT DE-EMPHASIZES T\*4 

,BUT LIFE IS FULL ( COMPROMISE4 

,?IS DOCUM5T NEGOTIATES T]RITORY BETWE5 APPEAL+ & FUNNY1 & BETWE5 S9C]ITY & J>GON4 ,ONE ( ! FIR/ IMAGES IS AN APP>5TLY APPRECIATIVE1 BUT P]HAPS IRONIC1 PICTURE ( A MASK$ FRAT-LOOK+ :ITE BOY GRABB+ HIS CROT* 9 GOOD WIGG] /YLE4 

,!RE'S AN >GUM5T ?AT ?IS SETS A !ME = ?IS PUBLICATION4 ,!RE IS A LOT ( TALK AB\T SEX1 & SOME AB\T %IT1 9 :AT IS CLE>LY ATTEMPT+ TO REFLECT A TRANSGRESSIVE 9TEGRATION ( BODY & !ORY4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS WORKS1 BUT SOMETIMES IT JU/ TURNS ! BODY 9TO ANO!R RHETORICAL DEVICE4 

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,ANO!R ( ! ,P,D,F _/ ONL9E DOCUM5TS ?AT >E BECOM+ MORE COMMON1 ,PO/-,CIV6 COMES FROM ONE ( ! PEOPLE :O BR\<T US ! EXCELL5T MAGAZ9E1 ,/EAMPUNK4 ,?AT MAGAZ9E FLOAT$ ABOVE ! CONFLICTS ?AT COME FROM APPEAL+ TO A BROAD BASE ( PEOPLE :O FREQU5TLY DON'T GET ALONG ) EA* O!R 7SCI5CE FICTION AFICIONADOS1 ,D,I,Y]S1 CRAFT]S1 ANTI-CIV IDEALOGUES1 ETC74 ,PO/-,CIV6 IS A MORE DIRECT APPROA* TO ! QUE/ION ( CRITIQU+ CIVILIZATION :ILE NOT NECESS>ILY BE+ ANTI-TE*1 & PROMOTES A CIVILIZATION-CRITIQUE-)\T-MODIFI]S4 0,IT'S AB\T ! AN>*I/ URBAN HUNT]-GA!R] SQUATT+ ! RU9S ( ! CITY LIV+ SIDE-BY-SIDE ) ! MICRO-HYDRO 5G9E] :O HAS RIGG$ ! WAT] RUNN+ ?R\< ! SEW]S TO P[] H] GRI/MILL444 ,IT'S AB\T NEV] LABOR+ AGA94 7,9 ?IS CASE1 WE >E DEF9+ LABOR AS 'UNNECESS>Y1 UN5JOYABLE WORK'47 ,FRANKLY1 IT'S AB\T DE/ROY+ CIVILIZATION & SAV+ ! WORLD & LIV+ A LIFE ( ADV5TURE & FULFILLM5T40 

,?IS ATTEMPT HAS HONORABLE PREC$5TS4 ,HI/ORICALLY ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE IS ! EXEMPL> ( AN>*Y )\T ADJECTIVES & ! UTOPIAN NOVEL 'BOLO 'BOLO BY P4M4 POSITS A FUTURE WORLD 9 :I* CONTRADICTORY LIFEWAYS WILL COEXI/ AS LONG AS C]TA9 FUNDAM5TALS 7EG COMMUNITY SIZE7 REMA9 /ABLE4 

,:ILE IDEOLOGUES WILL BE FRU/RAT$ BY ! CROSS+ ( C]TA9 L9ES1 IT'S H>D TO >GUE ) ! ?REE BASIC PREMISES PUT =? = ! DEF9ITION ( PO/-CIVILIZ$ ?\<T3 

,CIVILIZATION IS UNSU/A9ABLE & UNSALVAGEABLE2 IT IS NEI!R POSSIBLE NOR DESIRABLE TO RETURN TO A PRE-CIVILIZ$ /ATE ( BE+2 FIGUR+ \T A GOOD PO/-CIVILIZATION IS !RE=E APPROPRIATE4 ,!RE >E PEOPLE :O >E SO ATTA*$ TO ! DEF9ITION ( PRE-CIVILIZATION AS MEAN+ ALL ?+S GOOD ?AT !Y WILL HAVE A H>D TIME GETT+ PA/ NUMB] TWO1 BUT RHETORIC ASIDE1 !RE IS NO?+ TO >GUE )4 

,! WRIT]7S87 ( ,PO/-,CIV6 TAKES ! R\TE ?AT IS MORE COMPLICAT$ 9 PRACTICE3 NOT REJECT+ ALL TE*NOLOGY BUT PICK+ & *OOS+ :AT WORKS = A SPECIFIC SITUATION & :AT DOESN'T1 NOT REJECT+ SCI5CE BUT ALSO 0NOT WOR%IP+ IT40 

,?IS WILL /ICK 9 ! CRAW ( ?OSE :O SEE SCI5CE &_/OR TE*NOLOGY AS AN OV]>*+ PHILOSOPHY1 P>T & P>CEL ( ! PROBLEMS ?AT WE FACE TODAY1 BUT ! CONFLICT MAY BE A SEMANTIC ONE1 SOME?+ TO DET]M9E AS 7& II7 ! PROJECT CONT9UES4 ,IF WE AGREE ?AT WE HAVE BE5 IRRETRIEVABLY %AP$ BY \R WORLD1 !N ! BE/ WE WILL EV] BE ABLE TO DO 9 OV]COM+ IT IS TO BE SKEPTICAL ( & *ALL5G+ T[>D ! ?+S ?AT SEEM TO PU% US TO 7OR KEEP US 97 ! /ATUS QUO4 

,S9CE BE+ PURI/ & HEADY IS ONE WAY TO SUPPORT ! /ATUS QUO1 & S9CE BE+ UNREFLECTIVE & ACTION- OR PRODUCT-ORI5T$ IS ANO!R WAY TO ALSO SUPPORT ! /ATUS QUO1 WE WILL ALWAYS BE 9 ! POSITION ( DO+ ! BE/ WE CAN 9 ANY GIV5 SITUATION4 

,PO/-,CIV6 SEEMS TO ]R ON ! SIDE ( GETT+ ALONG 9 A MILIEU ( PEOPLE :O DON'T WORRY MU* AB\T MAK+ FRI5DS1 & !RE=E MAY NOT SATISFY MANY ( !IR MO/ OBVI\S AUDI5CE 7& WILL PROBABLY BE ! C5T] ( SOME CONFLICT74 ,BUT ?IS IS A F9E LITTLE PUBLICATION4 ,! QUE/ION IS :E!R ! PRODUC]S >E PREP>$ TO WEA!R ! CONFLICT AS BRAVELY AS DE ,CLEYRE DID1 & CONT9UE TO FLE% \T ! BONES ( !IR 9T]E/+ IDEA4 

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,I VISIT$ ,IREL& = A FEW WEEKS MANY YE>S AGO4 ,I DON'T HAVE A /RONG KN[L$GE ( ! PLACE4 ,I KN[ ! BASICS4 ,IT'S /RONGLY ,CA?OLIC3 EV]Y?+ %UTS D[N ON ,SUNDAYS1 ABORTIONS >E EV5 MORE 9ACCESSIBLE !RE ?AN !Y >E 9 ! ,U,S 7UNLIKE ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE1 :I* 9 G5]AL HAS NO QUE/ION AB\T :E!R WOM5 %\LD BE ABLE TO HAVE !M74 ,! VIOL5CE ( ONGO+ W>F>E2 ITS /ATUS AS ONE ( ! E>LIE/ COLONIES2 !SE REALITIES MAKE ,IREL& A V]Y DIFF]5T PLACE ?AN ! ,U,S4 ,SO IT IS H>D TO POSITION MYSELF RELATIVE TO ! FEM9I/ !ORY ?AT ,I HAVE READ FROM ,IREL&1 :I*1 TO MY EYES1 SEEMS SO REM9ISC5T ( ! #a#i#gS4 

,! ,RAG HAS >TICLES1 LIKE SO MANY DOZ5S ( O!R FEM9I/ Z9ES1 ON H]BAL M$IC9ES1 ON DOME/IC VIOL5CE1 ON :Y !RE >E SO FEW WOM5 9 AN>*I/ SC5ES1 ON MIDWIVES1 ON ! VALUE ( ANG]1 & SO ON4 ,SADLY1 ! CONT5T IS NO MORE UNUSUAL ?AN ! TOPICS4 ,WOM5 DON'T WANT TO BE P>T ( AN>*I/ SC5ES BECAUSE !RE IS A CULTURE ( MA*O PO/UR+1 = EXAMPLE4 ,IF ,I HAD A P5NY = EV]Y TIME ,I'VE HE>D ?AT444 ,I DON'T KN[ IF IT'S TRUE1 AL?\< SOME ( ! BE/ AN>*I/ PO/UR+ ,I KN[ IS DONE BY WOM51 MYSELF 9CLUD$ -- :AT ,I DO KN[ IS ?AT ,I W\LD LOVE TO READ SOME?+ ?AT DOESN'T TALK AB\T BOYS MAK+ ROOM = GIRLS1 BUR P]HAPS TALKS AB\T GIRLS TAK+ !IR [N ROOM4 ,P[]1 9 ANY MEAN+FUL S5SE1 CAN NOT BE GIV54 ,IT MU/ BE CLAIM$4 
,! ONE DIFF]5T ?+ 9 ?IS PUBLICATION IS ! >TICLE ON SEXWORK]S4 ,:ILE /ILL C\*$ UNCOM=TABLY 9 0M5 %\LDN'T SEE WOM5 AS MEAT0 LANGUAGE1 IT IS AT LEA/ ONE 9DICATION ?AT FEM9I/ >GUM5TS HAVE MOV$ 9CREM5TALLY F>!R ?AN !Y W]E :5 GOOD FEM9I/S DIDN'T TALK AB\T DECRIM9ALIZ+ SEX WORK4 

,!RE IS A /RONG NE$ = PEOPLE1 9 GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALLY1 TO RECONSID] H[ WOM5 & M51 GIRLS1 BOYS1 & O!R1 PEOPLE 9 G5]AL1 9T]ACT ) EA* O!R & !MSELVES4 ,!RE >E ONGO+1 DECADES-OLD1 C5TURIES-OLD1 PROBLEMS ?AT RELATE TO H[ WE VALUE \RSELVES & EA* O!R4 ,! URG5CY ( ?AT NE$ IS ONLY COV]$ UP1 CONCEAL$1 BY RHETORIC ?AT WAS TIR$ #b1 EV5 #c1 YE>S AGO4 

,LIKE ,I SAID1 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,MAYBE ?IS /AGE ( DIALOGUE IS AN IMPORTANT P>T ( :AT NE$S TO HAPP5 9 ,IREL&4 ,BUT IT W\LD BE GREAT IF SOMEH[ WE C\LD LE>N MORE FROM EA* O!R1 9/EAD ( HAV+ TO GO OV] ! SAME ROAD AGA9 & AGA91 READ+ ! SAME TIR$ SIGNS ?AT DON'T SEEM TO GET US TO :]E WE WANT TO GO4 

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,?IS REPR9T ( A *APT] FROM A BOOK 9 ,FR5*1 ,A MORT L'>TI/E1 IS A BRIEF & SCA?+ 9DICTM5T ( ! >TI/-AS-ADVANC$-9DIVIDUAL IDEAL4 ,/>T+ ) ! HI/ORY ( >TI/S UND] ! PATRONAGE ( ! WEAL?Y & P[]FUL 7:E!R NOBLE OR *UR*-BAS$71 ! AU?OR7S7 MOVE ON TO PO9T \T ?AT CURR5TLY >TI/S >E M]ELY WORK]S ) ATTITUDE4 

0,PRES5T+ !MSELVES AS ! VICTIMS ( ! COMMODIFICATION ( CULTURE1 !Y >E ACTUALLY SIMULTANE\SLY ITS RESULT & ONE ( ITS PR9CIPAL AG5TS444 BE+ ! SOCIAL CATEGORY RECOGNIZ$ NOTABLY = ITS 'RI<T' TO SUBV]SION & TRANSGRESSION1 ! >TI/ REMA9S ! BE/ AG5T = ! NEUTRALIZATION ( CRITIQUE & ITS ES!TIC RECYCL+40 

,:ILE !RE IS NOT ?AT MU* ?AT IS NEW H]E -- P>TICUL>LY LACK+ IS AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( ! IMPACT ?AT ES!TICS DO HAVE ON \R LIVES OR ! POSSIBILITIES 9H]5T 9 SOME?+ LIKE ,OSC> ,WILDE'S DET]M9$ D&Y-ISM -- IT C\LD S]VE AS AN WAKE-UP CALL = ANY SELF-RI<TE\S LIB]AL >TS MAJOR Y\ WANT TO SMACK D[N4 

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,CREAT+ ,AN>*Y WORKS ON A FEW LEVELS -- = EXAMPLE ,SAKOLSKY'S CONCISE & CLE> CRITIQUE ( ISSUES LIKE DEMOCRACY & VOT+ >E REFRE%+ & VALUABLE 9 !SE DAYS ( 0ANYBODY BUT ,BU%40 ,! FIR/ PIECES 9 ?IS BOOK >E BITE SIZE1 E4G4 9T]VIEWS ) ,SAKOLSKY & O!RS ?AT DON'T GO V]Y DEEPLY 9TO ANY ( ! ?+S ?AT !Y TALK AB\T1 & DESCRIPTIONS ( ,SAKOLSKY'S EXP]I5CES TEA*+ OR WORK+ ON FREE RADIO PROJECTS4 ,!SE >E F9E EXAMPLES ( LESSONS LE>N$1 BUT LESSONS ?AT >E EASY TO COME BY 9 MO/ ( \R LIVES1 SO ! AUDI5CE IS APP>5TLY Y\NG PEOPLE )\T A LOT ( EXP]I5CE 9 ?IS >5A4 

,! BE/ P>TS ( ?IS BOOK COME LAT]1 & >E ON ! HI/ORY & RELATION%IP BETWE5 SURREALISM & AN>*I/ 7OR ANTI-/ATE7 ?9K+4 

,SAKOLSKY IS A F9E HI/ORIAN1 9TIMATELY CONNECT$ ) HIS TOPIC7S71 KN[L$GEABLE & ACCESSIBLE 9 TONE4 ,!SE PIECES >E NOT JU/ HIS ?\<TS AB\T ! CONNECTIONS BETWE5 !SE TWO FIELDS1 BUT ALSO 9TRODUCTIONS TO V>I\S SURREALI/ PA9T]S1 POETS & MUSICIANS1 = READ]S :O WANT MORE 9=MATION AB\T ?IS TRADITION4 

,SOME DISCORDANT NOTES 

9T]PRET+ QUOTATIONS4 ,SAKOLSKY QUOTES PEOPLE & !N EXPLA9S :AT ! QUOTATION MEANS4 ,IS ?IS BECAUSE ,SAKOLSKY'S HI/ORY ) ! AU?ORS GIVES HIM AN UND]/&+ ( :AT !Y MEAN ?AT IS BETT] ?AN :AT !Y ACTUALLY SAY8 ,P]HAPS ?AT IS ! CASE1 BUT IF SO1 US+ QUOTATIONS IS A CONFUS+ WAY TO MAKE ! GIV5 PO9TS4 

WORD PLAY4 ,I DON'T KN[ :Y SOMEONE :O HAS A BACKGR\ND 91 & 9=MATION AB\T1 POETRY W\LD DO SOME ( ! GO(9ESS ?AT ,SAKOLSKY DOES H]E4 ,PHRASES LIKE 0SNIVILIZATION0 0REALPOLITRICKS10 & 0EVIL ( TWO LESS]S0 >E NEI!R FUNNY 7AL?\< ( C\RSE HUMOR IS 9 ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! BEHOLD]7 NOR 9T]E/+ COMM5T>Y4 ,P>TICUL>LY IRRITAT+ >E SIMPLI/IC REF]5CES TO ANIMALS AS 9 ANY WAY RELEVANT TO /ATE T5D5CIES1 AS 9 0,UNIT$ ,SNAKES ( ,AM]ICA40 ,IT'S *EES9ESS LIKE ?IS ?AT GIVES PLAY A BAD NAME4 

,AMONG ! COMPLICAT$ PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS ?AT >E B\NC$ >\ND UNCRITICALLY 9 ?IS BOOK >E  ! TROPES ( BUILD+-AN-AN>*I/-MOVEM5T1 & LIFE"7GOOD_/DEA?"7BAD4 

,IT IS EASY & PROBLEMATIC TO USE ! WORD 0MOVEM5T0 AS ! WAY TO TALK AB\T 9CREAS+ ! /R5G? ( AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,! WORD HAS 5\< BAGGAGE1 ALONG ! L9ES ( DEMOCRACY & GLORIFICATION ( ! MASSES1 TO S\ND AL>MS4 ,NOR IS LIFE IS ALWAYS GOOD1 OR DEA? ALWAYS BAD1 BUT ?OSE ASSOCIATIONS TOO >E TAK5 = GRANT$ 9 ?IS CULTURE4 ,SOMEONE :O HAS BE5 >\ND AS LONG AS HE HAS1 & :O IS CONV]SANT 9 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( DREAMS & /ORYTELL+1 MI<T BE EXPECT$ TO HAVE A MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ UND]/&+4 ,LIFE & DEA? >E P>T ( A :OLE1 MADE SIGNIFICANT BY EA* O!R4 ,MAK+ ONE GOOD & ! O!R BAD D5IES BO?4 

,! BOOK ALSO 9CLUDES PICTURES FROM V>I\S SURREALI/ >TI/S1 9CLUD+ ,DON ,LA ,COSS1 ,CLIF=D ,H>P]1 ,SUE ,SIM5SKY ,BIETILA1 ,CA?Y ,/OYKO1 & O!RS4 

,A ,PROBLEM ( ,MEMORY 

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,IF Y\ >E LOOK+ = A CURR5T1 ACCESSIBLY WRITT5 BOOK ?AT TALKS AB\T ! HI/ORY ( ,U,S RACISM AGA9/ BLACK PEOPLE1 DOESN'T DEMONIZE ALL :ITE PEOPLE1 & GIVES SOME EXAMPLES ( PROJECTS = $UCATION RE=M1 ?IS C\LD BE ! BOOK = Y\4 ,! AU?OR SP5T SOME TIME 9 A CLASS 9 ,D\GLAS ,HI< ,S*OOL 79 ! #i? ,W>D ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS71 & EXAMPLES FROM ?AT CLASS PROVIDE DESCRIPTIONS ( :]E SOME KIDS >E RI<T N[ 9 !IR SUSPICION & BOR$OM ) S*OOL 7& PRESUMABLY ) !IR OPTIONS 9 G5]AL74 ,! HI/ORY ( ,BRITI% COLONIZATION ( ,SCOTL& & ,IREL& GIVES CONTEXT TO ! HI/ORY ( ,BLACK PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,& PROJECTS LIKE ,/UD5TS ,AT ! ,C5T] 7,S,A,C71 ,Y\NG ,PEOPLE'S ,PROJECT 7,Y,P,P71 & ! ,ALGEBRA ,PROJECT >E GIV5 AS EXAMPLES ( PEOPLE MAK+ A SY/EM ?AT WORKS = /UD5TS -- APP>5TLY 9 HOPE ?AT SU* AN $UCATIONAL SY/EM WILL 5C\RAGE /UD5TS TO MAKE A BETT] WORLD4 

,?IS BOOK GETS SOME IMPORTANT ?+S RI<T3 A7 S*OOLS >E NOT FAIL+ BUT SUCCE$+ AT !IR GOAL 7:I* IS TO MANAGE & CREATE PEOPLE :O BELIEVE !Y HAVE NO OPTIONS72 B7 ?AT ?IS IS TRUE REG>DLESS ( ! ECONOMIC BACKGR\ND ( ! /UD5TS 7AL?\< ! TACTICS MI<T BE DIFF]5T = DIFF]5T CLASSES72 C7 ?AT SAVIORS & *>ITY DON'T ACTUALLY CREATE S]I\S *ANGE1 & D7 ?AT MEMORY IS A BIG DEAL4 

,BUT IF Y\'RE LOOK+ = DEEP ?\<TS AB\T MEMORY & HI/ORY & H[ WE ADDRESS OR EXP]I5CE BE+ CUT (F FROM \R PA/1 OR /ORIES ?AT MI<T ACTUALLY 7AS PROMIS$7 5D SOME NI<TM>ES1 !N ?IS BOOK WILL DISAPPO9T4 

,! BOOK'S MO/ SIGNIFICANT WEAKNESS IS ?AT IT CONCEIVES ( RACE AS BLACK & :ITE4 ,ASIAN PEOPLE >E NOT M5TION$ ONCE1 & NATIVE & LAT9 PEOPLE >E ?R[N 9 AS 0& !M TOO40 ,:ILE ( C\RSE 5GAG$ READ]S CAN MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS1 ?IS LACK 9DICATES UNSOPHI/ICAT$ ?9K+ AB\T RACE & P[]4 ,RACE H]E & N[ IS AB\T SO MU* MORE ?AN ,MANI*EAN 0Y\R TEAM VS MY TEAM04 ,& ! RHETORIC ( RACE1 ESPECIALLY 9 ACTIVI/ CIRCLES1 HAS SO F> TO GO TO COH]5TLY ADDRESS ! ISSUES ( :AT IS CURR5TLY CALL$ 09T]NALIZ$ RACISM0 ?AT IT WAS V]Y DISAPPO9T+ TO HAVE ?IS BOOK BE SO SIMPLE ON ?IS FACET ( ! TOPIC4 

,A,PO,M'S MO/ IRONIC FAILURE IS 9 ITS NOD TO A HOPEFUL FUTURE4 ,IF $UCATIONAL PROJECTS LIKE ,S,A,C1 ,Y,P,P & ! ,ALGEBRA ,PROJECT >E ! BE/ HOPE = A BETT] FUTURE1 H[ >E !Y DIFF]5T FROM MULTIPLE PREVI\S $UCATION RE=M PROJECTS8 ,HI/ORY HAS %[N ?AT !SE K9DS ( PROJECTS >E SO EASILY 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! /ATUS QUO AS TO BE SWALL[$ )\T A RIPPLE4 ,A QUOTE FROM ONE ( ! AU?OR'S M5TORS1 ,KALAMU ,YA ,SALAAM3 0,UNLESS & UNTIL .<DIS5FRAN*IZ$ Y\?.> CAN HONE/LY RECOGNIZE & CONFRONT !IR [N REALITIES1 !Y WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO TRULY TRANS=M !MSELVES & !IR COMMUNITIES40 ,( C\RSE1 ! RUB IS ?AT :AT SOME PEOPLE MEAN BY TRANS=MATION IS REALLY NOT :AT O!RS MEAN4 ,$UCATIONAL PROJECTS >E A F9E LIB]AL GOAL1 ONE ?AT IS EASY TO F9D SUPPORT = S9CE IT IS A DEEPLY-HELD LIB]AL CONCEPT ?AT MORE 9=MATION WILL SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 MULTIPLE EF=TS TO EMP[] /UD5TS ?R\< V>I\S LEVELS ( /UD5T P>TICIPATION1 FROM /UD5TS ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ W>S TO MEMB]S ( RADICAL GR\PS BECOM+ TEA*]S TO EFFECT *ANGE FROM )94 ,A BRIEF =AY 9TO A LIBR>Y REVEALS ?AT 9 PA/ DECADES !RE HAVE BE5 MANY HI< S*OOL /UD5TS :O W]E >TICULATE AB\T ! RACISM & CLASSISM ( ! S*OOL SY/EM & :O HAD HOPE ?AT SOCIETY C\LD BE *ANG$4 ,! EF=TS ?AT >E CIT$ 9 ,A,PO,M >E WORK+ AT GETT+ /UD5TS JU/ TO ?AT LEVEL ( ANALYSIS 7BY GIV+ !M SKILLS & CONFID5CE71 & !RE IS NO EVID5CE 7:5 & IF !Y GET !RE7 ?AT ANY MORE *ANGE WILL BE EFFECT$ ?AN WAS #ce YE>S AGO4 ,! QUE/ION ( RE=M VS4 REVOLUTION1 ( :AT MAKES *ANGE1 IS ONLY ALLUD$ TO 9 ?IS BOOK1 & ! ALLUSIONS DON'T MAKE A COMPELL+ >GUM5T4 ,! AU?OR'S FAILURE TO ACKN[L$GE ! HI/ORY ?AT EXI/S H]E IS 9 DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO ! TITLE ( ! BOOK4 

,F9ALLY1 !RE IS ALWAYS A PU% & PULL TO MEMORY4 ,REMEMB]+ :]E WE CAME FROM IS CRUCIAL TO KN[+ :]E WE >E1 BUT WE ALSO BE/ REMEMB] :AT BE/ SUITS US OR :AT WE BE/ UND]/&1 & :AT WE BE/ REMEMB] DOESN'T NECESS>ILY HELP US TO CREATE DIFF]5T WAYS ( BE+4 ,TAU<T TO BE )9 /RUCTURES ?AT DESPISE BO? US & :AT WE LONG =1 WE >E NOT NECESS>ILY CAPABLE ( REMEMB]+ ! ?+S ?AT MI<T BE MO/ IMPORTANT TO :O WE WANT TO BE4 ,?IS CONS]VATIVE ROLE ( MEMORY IS ANO!R NUANCE ?AT IS NEV] ACKN[L$G$ H]E4 

,! TITLE ( ?IS WORK GIVES A NOD TO SIGNIFICANT & P[]FUL TOPICS1 A RI* M5U1 BUT !N (F]S UP POTATO *IPS & M9IATURE CUCUMB] S&WI*ES1 LEAV+ ! READ] NOT />V+ BUT READY = SOME?+ MORE4 

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