problematic literature | Snowy Fictions

American Dirt Controversy: You Don’t Need Permission To Write

by Madeleine Rose Jones | Jan 28, 2020 | Liberty, literature, Uncategorized

Another month, another controversy!This time it is the recent release, American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Personally, I have not read it (nor am I interested in it). For those who know little about Cummins or American Dirt, it is a novel about the ordeal of a Mexican...

Modern Media Criticism Bores Me: Being Problematic

by Madeleine Rose Jones | May 28, 2019 | General Fiction, Personal

This media is problematic, says the advocate of modern media criticism. Maybe the writer had the wrong political opinions. Or, maybe there was a rape scene. Maybe there wasn’t enough female characters or *insert minority here*. Either way- the crime of being...