only the radicalizing books? only political books by black authors? "those" books should come with warning labels? caution if white. this shit might shatter you.
can't every book, doesnt every book, or at least, any book worth being a book, have the potential to shatter?
institutions that sheltered him? reified his own sense of intelligence to him? shouldn't be able to get into a phd program of any kind without some in person interviews that verify your maturity and capacity to function as an adult?
"tell me about the time you were wrong about something even a third grader wouldnt have fucked up?"
"talk to me for ten minutes about how dumb you are, regrets you have, things you wish you could've done differently"
