Kelly case is not something that an outsider looking in can effectively write about to make a point about the propensity for harm and disposability in queer community. As someone who lives in Chicago, I think the R. I also felt it kind of ironic to discuss the issues with cancel culture and the campaign against R.Kelly in the same space, namely because I don't get the impression that Thom is really rooted in Black feminist communities or frameworks to understand how different communities understand and advocate for justice. Thom's discussion of these things wasn't any markedly different to me. We hear a lot about how they're both bad but we don't talk about the factors that often lead people to make these decisions and what were the steps prior to publicly calling out harm and violence. Non-Black writers have had a hay-day talking about the toxicity of cancel culture and call out culture while not discussing what actually propels people to utilize these things in the first place.
I didn't care for the chapter on cancel culture, namely because I don't believe it exists in the way people like Thom describe. These moments to me seemed to really embody the notion of what it means to choose love and how complicated that choice can be.Īt the same time, the essays around thinking about harm fell flat for me. I found the poetic thread throughout this book moving, as well as the essays towards the end of the book where the author is really grounded in her experiences with family.
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