Who Knew?“Do not confuse an argument for sensitivity with an argument for a soft touch. It’s the opposite, in fact. So if you think someone—like say Desiree Rogers—is fucking up, you should do the hard work of figuring out how and why, and then credibly communicating that to readers. I don’t make exceptions for fashion, or “social events,” anymore than I make them for sports or music. I’ve read too many great stories about boxers. When you write about someone, in a specific way, their life is in your hands. I believe you should treat them with the respect they deserve, whether that means praising their idiosyncrasies, or burying them beneath the pile of bullshit they’re attempting to foist on the public.”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates has been killing it these past few days. Here’s his post on The Blind Side.
