Em hotep. What's wrong with Sharon LaBorde? I've been researching and interacting with Kemetic communities lately, and even the most hardcore followers will recommend her channel and books. Your FAQ was the first time I ever saw someone disagree so I wanted to hear why. Thank you for your time.
the main reasons i don't tend to recommend sharon :
she spreads misinformation about KO. if you're going to criticize the organization, you should be doing it with actual factual data, not falsified drama that has been stirring around the internet since 2006. when i created a KO q&a post on her forum, she tried to shut it down because it made her uncomfortable lol. it was left up only because people pushed back against it. that's how deep her need to have KO always be in the wrong runs, imo. and so much of her content (at least back then) was rife with these subtle jabs at KO and its fkn tiresome esp when its not based on actual facts.
she's okay with racism. when i modded for her back in the 2013 era, there was suddenly a spike of discussion regarding police brutality and racism (due to mike brown being murdered), and she was so fast to back up the racists and play down some of her own lowkey racism. this is ultimately what got me removed from being a mod. she didn't even have the nerve to tell me, i just signed in and saw i no longer had mod privileges. a little cherry on top.
i don't find her first book (never bothered to read the second book) to be particularly impactful or useful. its filled with anti-KO sentiment just lurking under the surface. i didn't like that she labeled a consecration rite as "opening the mouth" (if you search her old forum, you might find us discussing that back in the day). i didn't like the lack of good citation in her book. in general, i was just not impressed. you can find all the relevant information on free from better (imo) writers, so. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
all of this combined doesn't make me want to recommend her to anyone. you can probably check the laborde tag to find older variations of me answering this question, which may have more details, but idr and i'm too lazy to check

















