(I tell myself this is the only thing that matters.)
So there's this journal: Mankind Quarterly which is dedicated to peer-reviewed, scholarly articles that show how the white race is superior and everyone else is step below on the genetic ladder. If the people in the Klan were literate, this would be their journal.
Professor Wilson is talking about how a way to evaluate the worthwhileness of a journal is to check out WorldCat and see how many people have it. I do this, and find out that a whole ass-load of people have this journal, including the NYPL and a lot of the CUNYs, and make a face that starts a conversation where my initial reaction is "BAD! THIS! BAD!"
To which the blonde across the way from me goes "I believe that this has the right to be in the collection, and is valuable for what we can learn from it-- it's an important research tool."
And I, who am writing my paper arguing that public libraries have to house and circulate pornographic films, go "Oh. Wait. I'm an idiot."
Lesson To Be Learned: When people say "Why is this in the collection! Why are my tax dollars going to pay for this filth! What the hell is this!?"
Their reaction is both understandable and human, and since I'm capable of responding in the same way, I have to respect it.
(And find a way around it.)
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