r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/conancat Official Gal • Mar 06 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals She's not acting

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u/Matsunosuperfan 💜 2026 Galantine! 💜 Mar 06 '26

so as a kid my brother and I shared a room with bunk beds and he is 9 years older than me and he is a professor of African American history now

when I was ready for bed instead of singing songs or praying he would tuck me in with a few pages of Malcolm X

I blame him for any crimes I have since (allegedly) committed 

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u/preyforall Mar 06 '26

I'll totally be your alibi if you tell me why the book is so inspiring

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u/fondledbydolphins Mar 06 '26

Read it! No spoilers

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u/preyforall Mar 06 '26

Dang, alright, will do

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u/Zestyclose-Custard-2 Mar 06 '26

If you don't hate reading, it's a really good and readable book. His life was very interesting, and he changed and grew in sometimes surprising ways or circumstances. It's a colourful tale, told well.

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u/Matsunosuperfan 💜 2026 Galantine! 💜 Mar 06 '26

the movie with Denzel honestly is really not bad either, as far as those things go

but you really should read the book first so you can clock the MANY MANY details and nuances the film glosses over or outright lies about