I’ve been trying to figure out this four-part conversation about race that Steve Blow is having with James Ragland. It took me awhile to get it. Then Eric sent me a link to No. 14 on the list of Stuff White People Like. NOW I understand.
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alfred@ May 12th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
FOUR parts? Of THAT?
The series is already imbalanced. It’s clear Blow got to write the lead sentence. Because it included the word ‘chatting.’ A black man would never have written ‘chatting.’
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FOUR parts? Of THAT?
The series is already imbalanced. It’s clear Blow got to write the lead sentence. Because it included the word ‘chatting.’ A black man would never have written ‘chatting.’