To All The Women And

The Writers Who Have Been Serious About Recreating American Literature Have Always Been Far And Few Between. What We Do Have At The End Of The 20th Century That We Didn't Have At The Beginning, At That Time Of The Lost Generation Of Rich White Boys, Is A Mixture. We're Now Getting Gay Writers Of Color, Let's Say, And Women Of Color Being Published. This Is Unprecedented.

Whatever It Is That People Find That They Want To Work On They Also Have To Remember That They Are Human Beings And They Need To Save Some Time For Themselves For Personal Growth, For Mental Health, For Their Families, Their Loved Ones So That They Will Have The Strength To Continue Doing That Work.

It Is An Absolute Impossibility In This Society To Reversely Sexually Objectify Heterosexual Men, Just As It Is Impossible For A Poor Person Of Color To Be A Racist. Such Extreme Prejudice Must Be Accompanied By The Power Of Society's Approval And Legislation. While Women And Poor People Of Color May Become Intolerant, Personally Abusive, Even Hateful, They Do Not Have Enough Power To Be Racist Or Sexist.

Many European Countries Are Fascinated With Minorities From The United States. They Still See This Country As A World Power And They Covet That Power...i Was Approached By A Professor Once At The Sorbonne In Paris And Asked About Racism In This Country, And When I Reflected On Racism On The Streets Of Paris - You Know, I'd Be Considered An Arab There -well, She Didn't Want To Address That...it Just Goes To Show It Was Easier For Europeans To Study Racism In The United States Than It Is From Within The Belly Of The Beast.

Our Goal Should Be To Achieve Joy