Crowds of self-righteous white people are piling on the black reporter John Eligon for mentioning, in a beautiful and poignant article on Michael Brown, that Michael “was no angel.” They seem to think that being non-racist involves believing that black people are obligated to be angelic if they want to stay alive.
4 responses to “Racial Bizarredom”
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In case somebody wants to read the article, it’s here:
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black and white hats — but no historical realism.
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Ah, but dear Emilia wanders in, reminding Iago that he shall not write her praise.
As for the rest, they are bells in their parlours, wildcats in their kitchens, saints in their injuries, devils being offended …
Even Iago got off on a technicality, mind you.
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It’s this weird all or nothing mentality that’s taking over public spaces. I’d love to blame smartphones and the like but I think it’s also just a kind of …. dematuring of society as the media seems less and less able to deal with nuance and complexity.
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