Alice: Shouldn’t you be at the Equality Society tonight?
Ivy: I’ve resigned. Got sick of being called a racist.
Alice: They’re not still arguing over ‘Wog-Wog the Dog’?
Ivy: Yep
Alice: Remind me, why is it so important to ban some old Children’s Lit book from campus?
Ivy: God knows. It’s an unfortunate title, sure, but the story itself is a harmless little adventure.
Alice: Couldn’t the author just change the dog’s name then?
Ivy: The Society sent her a letter suggesting that, but she wrote one back saying it’d throw off all the rhymes. Which is the exact same thing she said when it was first published, so she’s not being disingenuous or anything.
Alice: Oh, so it was always controversial?
Ivy: Yeah, but back then the controversy was because some people claimed a heroic black dog called ‘Wog-Wog’ would indoctrinate white kids
Ivy: I’ve resigned. Got sick of being called a racist.
Alice: They’re not still arguing over ‘Wog-Wog the Dog’?
Ivy: Yep
Alice: Remind me, why is it so important to ban some old Children’s Lit book from campus?
Ivy: God knows. It’s an unfortunate title, sure, but the story itself is a harmless little adventure.
Alice: Couldn’t the author just change the dog’s name then?
Ivy: The Society sent her a letter suggesting that, but she wrote one back saying it’d throw off all the rhymes. Which is the exact same thing she said when it was first published, so she’s not being disingenuous or anything.
Alice: Oh, so it was always controversial?
Ivy: Yeah, but back then the controversy was because some people claimed a heroic black dog called ‘Wog-Wog’ would indoctrinate white kids
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