[Mark McDonnell]

She checked herself for thinking negatively about white children. But even with those internal checks, especially about such supposed innocence, an expected decency, she returns to that thought. I think it's effective.

Yeah, I think you could be right. Like I say, it's grown on me.

[Claudia Gary]

Regarding context, I think it should be mentioned in this thread (or did I miss it?) that there’s been ample cause for frustration in the fact that Stonewall’s statue is still there despite much legal work to remove it.

This article is from June.

Here’s the link again in case that doesn’t work: https://www.nbc29.com/2020/06/26/cha...supreme-court/

So, I can imagine the “gaggle” as possibly more of a foil for the speaker’s frustration than the actual cause of it.

Also, though I don’t LIKE the pun, I think it’s quite loaded.

Claudia

PS: I’m not sure whether I like the poem, but I don’t think it’s unfair or silly. Will think about it some more.