It's not revealed that Mike Hanlon is African American until 421 pages into the Signet paperback edition of Stephen King's IT. When it is, it's done so in a rather coy way, with Mike writing in his journal about the time his father, Will Hanlon, told him about the incident at the "Black Spot" in … Continue reading Stephen King’s IT and the Withholding of Mike Hanlon’s Race
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Checking Your Empathy: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and “Cat Person”
With Christmas approaching there's been a lot of debate over the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside". It seems like this has been simmering for a few years now, but this year it's boiled over with several radio stations across the country refusing to play the song. What it gets down to is not just the … Continue reading Checking Your Empathy: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and “Cat Person”