This sounds like a great book. I saw the movie Hidden Figures which was a dramatization of the Eniac days, I believe, but the focus of Broad Bands seems to be more expansive. I look forward to...
This sounds like a great book. I saw the movie Hidden Figures which was a dramatization of the Eniac days, I believe, but the focus of Broad Bands seems to be more expansive. I look forward to reading it. And the quote in the article
"the internet was no longer my country in quite the same way," she said, as "toxicity" on social media and other factors changed online culture.
This is interesting because I think we've become resigned to toxicity and Tildes hopes to curb it. I hope we succeed.
Me too! Hopefully it won't end up on my forever list for reading, lol. I really enjoyed Hidden Figures too, though there were some cringy moments for me. And I love the quote you picked. In a huge...
Me too! Hopefully it won't end up on my forever list for reading, lol.
I really enjoyed Hidden Figures too, though there were some cringy moments for me.
And I love the quote you picked. In a huge way, I (and I think a lot of us) have just simply accepted the toxicity in a broken step kind of way.
What were the cringy moments? Was one when one of the computers was having to find a restroom? That was a little reminiscent of The Help. Also, I lived through that era, and my sister still talks...
What were the cringy moments? Was one when one of the computers was having to find a restroom? That was a little reminiscent of The Help. Also, I lived through that era, and my sister still talks about a cross being burned on our next door neighbor's lawn.
If you really want to laugh and cringe at the same time, try The Sellout by Paul Beatty. It's satire, but Beatty said there's a lot of true stuff in it. I felt guilty laughing, but for example the main character is from a single parent home: he's raised by his dad, a college professor who does sociology experiments on him.
I found the whole every black woman standing around watching a white guy take down the bathroom sign so overly dramatic that it was cringy. This might be because I felt it took away from the...
I found the whole every black woman standing around watching a white guy take down the bathroom sign so overly dramatic that it was cringy. This might be because I felt it took away from the narrative. I mean, we have this story about these strong women fight and stand up for themselves, and then suddenly a 5 minute (not sure how long it actually was) of a white guy hero-ing it out for them. I honestly felt the way her boss just ripped the "color" label off her coffee pot a much better scene.
This sounds like a great book. I saw the movie Hidden Figures which was a dramatization of the Eniac days, I believe, but the focus of Broad Bands seems to be more expansive. I look forward to reading it. And the quote in the article
This is interesting because I think we've become resigned to toxicity and Tildes hopes to curb it. I hope we succeed.
Me too! Hopefully it won't end up on my forever list for reading, lol.
I really enjoyed Hidden Figures too, though there were some cringy moments for me.
And I love the quote you picked. In a huge way, I (and I think a lot of us) have just simply accepted the toxicity in a broken step kind of way.
What were the cringy moments? Was one when one of the computers was having to find a restroom? That was a little reminiscent of The Help. Also, I lived through that era, and my sister still talks about a cross being burned on our next door neighbor's lawn.
If you really want to laugh and cringe at the same time, try The Sellout by Paul Beatty. It's satire, but Beatty said there's a lot of true stuff in it. I felt guilty laughing, but for example the main character is from a single parent home: he's raised by his dad, a college professor who does sociology experiments on him.
I found the whole every black woman standing around watching a white guy take down the bathroom sign so overly dramatic that it was cringy. This might be because I felt it took away from the narrative. I mean, we have this story about these strong women fight and stand up for themselves, and then suddenly a 5 minute (not sure how long it actually was) of a white guy hero-ing it out for them. I honestly felt the way her boss just ripped the "color" label off her coffee pot a much better scene.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out :)