[CASL-L] All American?

[Cathy Andronik]

 The book is about a friendship that began in 1997, published in hardcover in 2015, when calling someone "all-American" did not have the shades of connotations it has developed in the past days/weeks/months/4 years.  The story itself is heartfelt and positive.  I would use the phrase as a teachable moment IF it comes up during a promotion, rather than as something to call anachronistic attention to.
Do you feel the same way about "All-American Boys" by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, "All-American Muslim Girl" by Nadine Jolie Courtney, "All-American Girl" by Meg Cabot, et.?
Cathy Andronik
Brien McMahon HS, Retired
Norwalk Public Library
Bureau of Education & Research
    On Sunday, 10 January 2021, 11:54:25 am GMT-5, Leslie Redmond <leslie.r719 at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 

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Is anyone else offended by the term “all-American girl” in the blurb inside the front cover? 
The book was highly recommended but this puts me off promoting it. _______________________________________________
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