Campus Conversations #51 - Part 1 of 4

[bfelic032]

Wow. I heard his voice wayyy differently in my head when I was reading his book lol

[carolejbeaton]

hoyadude08's comments about Cedric's sexual orientation are inappropriate and unfounded. You can't judge a person's sexuality by watching a video clip. If Cedric had mentioned it, that would have been different. I'm sure this comment is very offensive to him and should be removed. He is an inspirational person who has worked hard and achieved a lot.

[straydog122]

@carolejbeaton Why would it be "offensive" to be gay?

[hoyadude08]

Yo, this kid is gay, what was all that in the book about him wanting to have a girlfriend then?

[zeppelinfreak51]

I agree with the above posters. Suskind likely did the best he could, but there is a separation. I also read There are No Children Here--I forget the author at the moment--and did not mind the gap between author and subject in that book, probably because it was clearly addressed in the text.

[mizgabby9791]

this guy goes to my church. it truly is glossed over and made for sympathy from white people

[HotBaby1996]

the book is amazing, very real

[blindtommykiller]

I read the book as well and found it problematic. To me, there seemed to be a clear gap between the writer and the subject--- and a part of me thought Cedric Jennings was just a caricature of a person. I felt the book was was too glossed over and it was too much an outsider's perspective of life in a ghettoized community. Where was Cedric's voice in this? How much of the book is sensationalized garbage, designed to appeal and garner sympathy from a mostly white, middle class audience?

[BreNatural92]

Thanks for uploading this. I read the book, and it was very real (well obviously, it was Cedric's life).