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When Ask Snorlax permitted 'perverted' anonymous asks, I commented that I wanted to sleep with the Pignite Sheldon (literally), play with his hair, and rub his belly. (I was worried that he would take this the wrong way.) I later said that I also wanted to play with his tail and feel his fur any maybe his ears, though I might end up touching his piercings accidentally. (They are propiedad ajena while possibly hurting his ears.) Sheldsnite responded with surprise, but not disgust, clarifying that his real-life hair is wavy, not spikey. I actually said that I would rather sleep with his Pignite self than his real-life human self, since I am a prude. He responded with agreeing with my life of chubby Pokémon.

Black Wall Street by Jay Jay Wilson My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Black Wall Street is a work of historical fiction which builds its story line along the events leading up to the Tulsa race riot of 1921. Unfortunately for what it merits as a matter of history, it is also a most terrible piece of writing. I am generous in offering it two stars on the basis of a documentary value as its only real redeeming quality is how much it makes you hunger to search out a biographical narrative of the events for yourself.

One of the major literary vices that are contained within the text is the repeated utterance of the term "BLACK WALLSTREET" by the characters written just as it is here in all capital letters. It comes across as purposely trite and cheesy resembling Keenan Ivory Wayans oft imitated "Message!" line from "Don't Be A Menace..." There is also the matter of language in the text which seems a pale affectation of period speech by someone very obviously writing after said period has passed.

Were the book marketed as a literature for children, I might perhaps be more forgiving, but even as a tool for teaching, there is very little fodder for discussion here. All the tropes and stereotypes are thrown into the stew. All white men are racists with bad teeth, big guns and white sheets. Blacks and Jews try to gather and do business in harmony since they are both oppressed. All black people operate for the success and continuity of "BLACK WALLSTREET".

I stumbled upon this work in some library giveaway box I am sure. It was not a very enjoyable read and I am quite glad that it is over. There are much better books on the subject available. View all my reviews