We at Inquisitive Online are overjoyed to introduce our new segment, T. C. Beverly's Literary Reviewsday. Mr. Beverly is an exciting young african american journalist with a love for literature. His enthusiasm toward the books he reads is refreshing, but it will not prevent him from being critical when he needs to be. So to start things off, here's T. C. Beverly's review of Katheryn Stockett's bestseller, "The Help".
Katheryn Stockett's "The Help", is a look into the 1960's Jim Crow south. Where the few forms of interaction between black people and white people is the interaction between horrendously mistreated black maids and the southern housewives who employ them. When Inquisitive Online asked me to review this book, a single thought immediately rose in my mind.
Fuck that.
I need some help understanding why the hell Inquisitive Online thought I would read this bullshit. Because I'm black? It better not be because I'm black. I was more than happy to do a weekly book review for them, and then I get this bullshit in the mail. Well two words, fuck that.
As far as I know "The Help" is a book made for the specific reason of helping white people sooth their white guilt. Well you know what, not forgiven. You wanna help your white guilt? How about a little more black doctor literature and a little less black maid literature. Also, "The Help"? What, "Jiggaboo with a duster" wasn't available.
And of course they made a movie. Honestly, between all of the books and comics turned into movies this summer, it's obvious that hollywood is running out of ideas. And when someone tries to help them by writing a completely original script about a literary writer who sees the ghosts of sexy white actresses of yester year, they ignore his letters and make "The Help" instead. I've got a part for Emma Stone Right here. Literally. She'd be great as Marylin Monroe.
Long story short, the book "The Help", which i didn't even read mind you, is garbage. And if you ever, EVER send me some junk like that to read again, I'm going to institute a white slave market. By which I mean I'm going to kidnap that patronizing editor dude and beat the shit out of him.
T. C. Beverly
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