Profound @kuangrf. A satirical and psychological masterpiece. The depth of the scrutiny and the audacity of Juniper is one of the most striking portrayals of ignorance and privilege that I’ve ever read fictionally. Juniper is relentless and the undertones of white guilt and shame are a hard hitting theme throughout this novel that I resonated with and see in my every job and in academia. The relevance of defining and astutely explaining what diversity is and looks like in a socially and economically capitalistic society that keeps whiteness a forefront requirement of access to mobility and power is the reality of this novel. How decoupling race systemically leads to dire sensitivity and authorship / censorship issues and leaves white narrators in possession of stories in which they have no right nor place to tell. What does it mean to gatekeep history? 

I think Yellowface does a wonderful job of showing just how powerful narrative and language truly are. And how very few diverse voices have the pen and papers to write them for others. It explores the complexity of white supremacy sitting at the forefront of drive. It drove juniper to think and find very little fault in her action. Drove Athena to be ok with and even embrace the audacity of tokenization. Its portrayed in the drive and cherry picking of the industry. The way in which Twitter and social spheres play such a hand in reputation, validation, and subjugation. It’s crafty, this book. And I appreciate it. 

Gonna be thinking about this one for a MINUTE.