Comments on: Adam B. for Nov. 5–Whitman and Asian Americans http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/09/adam-b-for-nov-5-whitman-and-asian-americans/ Just another Looking for Whitman weblog Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.30 By: pieruccm http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/09/adam-b-for-nov-5-whitman-and-asian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:04:01 +0000 http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/?p=253#comment-27 P.S. I meant the few lines that you included from “Song of Myself” (I know that they’re not the first few lines…sorry)

]]> By: pieruccm http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/09/adam-b-for-nov-5-whitman-and-asian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:01:39 +0000 http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/?p=253#comment-26 This information is a bit surprising to me because if I only knew Whitman based on his poetry, I would have never known the contradictory nature of his writing to his actual behavior and opinions regarding non-white people. I find it a bit disappointing that he would write as though he believed in and stood for equality, yet his words in public were the opposite, therefore making the first few lines of “Song of Myself” much more real.

]]> By: kevinv http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/09/adam-b-for-nov-5-whitman-and-asian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:52:37 +0000 http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/?p=253#comment-25 Yo adam take a look at my annotations let me know what u think.

]]> By: jenny and walt http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/09/adam-b-for-nov-5-whitman-and-asian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:13:49 +0000 http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/?p=253#comment-22 Great post, Adam. Throughout his poems, I’ve noticed him stressing the equality of African-Americans as well as Native-Americans, but little did I see Asian-Americans. But now that I read your post, I see your point! Yay for Whitman.

]]> By: bcbottle http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/09/adam-b-for-nov-5-whitman-and-asian-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:14:02 +0000 http://adamb.lookingforwhitman.org/?p=253#comment-21 That’s a really interesting article, thank you for posting it.

I’ve been struggling a lot with Whitman’s racism, it bothers me that someone who seems so progressive in some areas would be so conservative in others. His feelings on immigration only serve to complicate the issue. Whitman was indeed rather contradictory.

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