Joseph Crupper > Recent Status Updates

Why is Clifford the big red dog in this book.

This book is messing me up with how good it is.

Why did he make a joke about mental health? Can you say: unnecessary?

There is racism.

This guy loves to quote civil right leaders out of context to apply it to his capitalistic arguments, which btw, include genius companies like “continental” and “eBay.”

Mmm...a “middle eastern” woman who I’m guessing is actually Medusa?

I keep seeing these mildly problematic things that I’m trying to blame on the fact this was published in 2005.

Reclaiming your identity after a break up and after your culture/people are stolen are quite similar

I can’t even read this gay-ass book from the 90s without a mention of Trump.

The beginning of chapter six just made me cry.

I’m so glad this is fun to read.

Dear God I’m in for a ride.

Just need a refresher.

This chapter on discernment is exactly what I need right now. Thanks be to God.

I’m noticing...errors in the text 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wow

This whole section on Idaho is killing me. I’ve never read fiction this great that references actually places I lived and breathed. Surreal.
I’m in love with Spanbauer’s prose.

Also, the formatting is kind of annoying.

Hey! Finally found a Black person in this book, and look at that... they are depicted taking drugs.

The author is too present in this book. So much of it is his opinion that it can’t be relied on as book of fact or resource.

Side note: TRANS PEOPLE EXIST

Not at all complete or conclusive, more like a musing journal of Gmünder’s ideas and interests (and non-interests) surrounding gay sex.

Davis also persistently portrays all feminist critics of the show as angry.

I’m just slightly irked by Davis’ inability to recognize queerness in this book. Richard Hunt, an openly gay man, died of AIDS, and the text refuses to recognize the gender of his “partner.” It feels just dumb, considering how in depth this book is with every person’s personal biography.
Like, this book is about how Sesame Street embraces diversity, and Davis conveniently leaves out any mention of queerness...

I can already tell that I want an updated edition of this book that will cover the perilous year’s of the entire last decade.

Littered with adorable barnyard sexism 🙂🤫

Some outdated information, but I think the power comes from the personal and specific stories.