カリスマ・カーペンターさんのインスタグラム写真 - (カリスマ・カーペンターInstagram)「James Baldwin is a legend and I am disgusted to see his books being banned in Florida. Education is a space where lively and thought-provoking discourse is intended to expand minds and learn from others. Without diversity of thought and true intellectual works like James’ …we are certainly doomed. Doomed to dead end jobs, less artistry and inspiration. -And who may I ask benefits from uneducated masses? Who benefits from low wage jobs? Ignorance? …. Banning books, denying children the greats is pure, unadulterated fascism. Right here in America. -Deplorable! James Baldwin Quotes: You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” - Baldwin speaking to LIFE magazine in 1963 . There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.” – Giovanni's Room . “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to the unprotected – those, precisely, who need the law’s protection most! – and listens to their testimony.” – No Name on the Street . “Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.” – If Beale Street Could Talk . It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. James Baldwin . I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. James Baldwin . The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. James Baldwin . Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. James Baldwin . Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black. James Baldwin . We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” — James Baldwin」5月23日 12時16分