Ish? They suggest that…ish? I got the distinct impression that she thinks Addy’s story is too brutal for young black girls to read. And l think (and l realize l may be speaking from a too-privileged place) that that disrespects both modern and ancestral girls. Addy’s story is an American story – a painful one but a true one -and it has lessons for all of us. ( Is what l am trying to say.)

Yep, and I think they suggest that, right? That there be a more representative bunch of girls of color. I would definitely be into that. (If I were still a kid. Since I am not, I object to them adding and subtracting American Girls away from my core group, which is Samantha, Felicity, Kirsten, Addy, and I GUESS MOLLY BUT WHATEVER MOLLY.)

Glad you enjoyed them!

I always like reading about linguistic differences — glad you enjoyed it!

OMG WHAT I AM SO EXCITED! We watched the first episode on Crackle, which is a thing that exists apparently, and I loved how dark and miserable it was. I’m super looking forward to the season.

Yay, thanks! Glad you enjoyed them!

That would be wonderful! If that could happen. But it seems to me that we’ve done the experiment of eliminating racism by not talking about/being aware of race, and it didn’t work. Everyone stayed racist and just didn’t think they were. So I do support these conversations, and I think raising awareness of the fact that it’s problematic to have an all-white reading list will ultimately lead to a change in action, if not a change in how people think.

My GOD they are brutal. They are DARK.

I hadn’t remembered how brutal the Addy books were. Jesus.