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Fan Fiction The Way We Like It: Darth Revan and Kenneth Clark
[This is a reprint from Aug. 2015.]
Teio, the Tahitian woman in charge of buildings and grounds here at the Mill, recently pointed out that although we’ve published some fan fiction on Medium (such as the conversation between Gandalf, Bob Dylan, and Abe Lincoln) none of the folks appearing in our fan fiction have been African-Americans. “Absurd,” I said, “what about the round table we held with the black characters from Lord of the Rings?” A review of the records proved that she was right. It turns out our fan fiction is whiter than Woody Allen’s first 37 movies. To remedy this… oversight… we’ve invited educational psychologist Dr. Kenneth Clark to join us tonight along with Darth Revan, the villain from the upcoming Star Wars movie The Force Awakens. Shit! I forgot to say, “spoiler alert.” Spoiler Alert!
Darth Revan: Who is Kenneth Clark?
Gutbloom: A famous educational psychologist. His research was cited in the Brown vs. Board of Education decision and he was instrumental in the decentralization of the New York City public schools.
Darth Revan: Decentralizing the New York City Schools is nothing to be proud of.
