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From: Colleen A. Olmsted <olmsted>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:34:01 -0600
I humbly offer this opinion. I am of the "white" culture. There are innumerable books written about the white culture. Some of them are true to my experience and some are not. Therefore, I believe that whether or not a book is true to one's culture is more about who a person is and what they have experienced. A book may be real for one person of a certain culture and not real for another person of the same culture. I feel it would not be fair for me to say that I am an "expert" on books about the white culture, simply because I am white.
Received on Wed 31 Jan 2001 12:34:01 PM CST
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:34:01 -0600
I humbly offer this opinion. I am of the "white" culture. There are innumerable books written about the white culture. Some of them are true to my experience and some are not. Therefore, I believe that whether or not a book is true to one's culture is more about who a person is and what they have experienced. A book may be real for one person of a certain culture and not real for another person of the same culture. I feel it would not be fair for me to say that I am an "expert" on books about the white culture, simply because I am white.
Received on Wed 31 Jan 2001 12:34:01 PM CST
