Picking up Shinies

Higgledy piggledy,

“There are a number of words used in ‘Howl’ that are presently considered coarse and vulgar in some circles of the community; in other circles such words are in everyday use. It would be unrealistic to deny these facts. The author of ‘Howl’ has used those words because he believed that his portrayal required them as being in character. The People state that it is not necessary to use such words and that others would be more palatable to good taste. The answer is that life is not encased in one formula whereby everyone acts the same or conforms to a particular pattern. No two persons think alike; we were all made from the same mold but in different patterns. Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemism? An author should be real in treating his subject and be allowed to express his thoughts and ideas in his own words.”

elation has decided she's fine with getting rained on

Related to this, I recently found a post on Instagram advertising Japanese lit. recs that aren't Haruki Murakami because of some sexist remarks he made. (I didn't know about the sexist remarks. It wouldn't necessarily surprise me, but that's neither here nor there. I don't have a problem with recommending other Japanese authors.)