There were some little kids at my garage sale. One of them picked up my Boodocks "Right to Be Hostile" book and asked me what it was about.
I don't have a degree in sociology so I said:
"Uhhhhh. It's about two black kids who move with their grandpa to a mostly white suburb and the humor and tensions that result."
This doesn't really go very far to explain it. It doesn't encapsulate the discomfort and the brand of humor that comes out of charged and difficult subjects. It doesn't explain the social and political commentary about race in America.
I did not think about the whole possibility of kids being there. Another one sitting right out there was "My life as a Pornographer and Other Stories." I am glad that I was not asked to explain it. *cringe* "Um, it's about a guy who is a homosexual and his life experiences in the gay community and about his experiences reading and writing gay porn. I found it very interesting."
4 comments:
Ahh yes, How many times did we here, what no children's books?
I think my garage sale would be the white to your black garage sale. All kids crap and people asking, "What? No used porn tapes?" ;)
Did anyone buy the gay porn book? I'll give you 50 cents for it.
BBFK: We need to have a joint garage sale. That way both kid stuff AND used porn tapes (and DVDs!) will be properly represented.
SFMD: Made me feel bad for not thinking ahead on this.
BBFK and kat e: You going to have the only joint garage sale with a dividing curtain and a bouncer to check id's.
(K took the pornographer essay book.)
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