Someone Probably (elli)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jan-17 21:25:06 UTC

  1. Barack Obama quoted Atticus Finch, which apparently means it's okay to like Atticus Finch again. There are so many things wrong with this.

    Okay first off, there's the obvious fact that Obama quoting the man doesn't absolve his apparent crimes. The president cannot pardon someone of public opinion. If you found Finch's behavior in Go Set a Watchman to be gross, then it still is, and Obama's casual quoting changes nothing.

    Also, Atticus Finch is not a racist. Go Set a Watchman never happened. It was published after Harper Lee's death, she had chosen not to publish it. People who don't know the full story may think it was an unpublished sequel. Really it was more of a rough draft. To Kill a Mockingbird is the proper, canon story. Go Set a Watchman was only released as a sort of exploration of the author (and a shameless cash grab).

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