This morning I read an article that used some graphic language for the purposes of critiquing the use of that very same language. It made me think about our discussion of American Born Chinese and the web of questions that was raised about whether the stereotypical representation of Chin-Kee was "necessary" in the text; whether it was necessary, but taken too far; how the representations "worked" as characterization and/or as an element in the plot and resolution; how different readers might interpret and appropriate those stereotypes; how the text did or did not invite the reader to take the character seriously; etc.
If anyone wants to keep talking about this, feel free to comment!
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