'They're not going to stop': WaPo journo gets SUPER defensive when called out for going all in on 'problematic book' burning
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https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/07/06/theyre-not-going-to-stop-wapo- journo-gets-super-defensive-when-called-out-for-going-all-in-on- problematic-book-burning/ Wow, this is bad even for WaPo. Problematic books. K. Give us a freakin break Karen. Perspective: While offensive TV shows get pulled, problematic books are still inspiring debate and conversation https://t.co/Z5gSP20A6U The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 4, 2020 From The Washington Post (sorry!): The great reckoning now sweeping across pop culture has been working through the stacks of literature for far longer. The effects of time are twofold: Most books have fallen into dust, along with the racist values they imbibed. And those few texts that survive have been subjected to rigorous and ongoing debate. Any theater launching a production of Othello, for instance, must begin with a rich body of scholarship on Shakespeares sources and intentions. What are we to make of the Moor, the Venetian general manipulated into murderous rage by his villainous white colleague? Even before Othello comes onstage, hes subjected to obscene racist ridicule. And later, Othello himself laments, Haply, for I am black and have not those soft parts of conversation that chamberers have. Wait it gets better. Worse? Whats more insidious is the self-satisfaction that comes from calibrating our Racism Detector to spot only a few obvious sins. Scanning videos for blackface or searching text files for the n-word is so much easier than contending with, say, the systemic tokenism of TV rom-coms or the unbearable whiteness of Jane Austen. Unbearable whiteness of Jane Austen. What. A. Load. Of. Horse. Crap. Theyre not going to stop. https://t.co/i57dtVhaIJ Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 6, 2020 This cancel culture (and sorry Lefties, thats EXACTLY what this crap is) is terrifying on many levels. Granted, the Left has always been big on censorship (remember Tipper Gore?), but this is abhorrent and disgusting. Feels a little fascist even. *Thor Benson wasnt happy with peoples reaction to his drivel: Good job not reading the article Thor Benson (@thor_benson) July 6, 2020 Yes, were all just too stupid to know hes not talking about censorship but he is HA HA HA HA HA "problematic books" I didn't vote for him, so think of a new retort (@jtLOL) July 6, 2020 As someone who was once called problematic by Twitter, this editor has some serious issues with his usage of that word to discuss books he thinks should perhaps go away. Looks like Thor just got Hammered Timothy Keeney (@FireweaselM) July 6, 2020 Ba-dum-tsss. The article does reference "the unbearable whiteness of Jane Austen" for one. Bob Mann (@BobMann2001) July 6, 2020 Indeed. No one should read articles from an outlet named after a slave owner. Charles DeGlopper (@bronzebarbarian) July 6, 2020 They really should change their name, right? Theyre the final say on whats problematic? @washingtonpost is the most offensive media out there. Rob Womack (@Rojowo) July 6, 2020 Buy physical copies of your favorite books. Things are getting creepier with each passing year. pic.twitter.com/8Tv7q3N02U Douglas Ernst (@douglasernst) July 6, 2020 Seriously, folks. If there are books you love, especially books these morons might find problematic, buy two copies. One to read and one to preserve. *Editors note: Thor Benson is not the editor of this piece, we have since corrected that in our copy. -sj *** -- No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019. Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump truck. Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the Obama presidency. Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer liberal democrat donors. President Trump has boosted the economy, reduced illegal immigration, appointed dozens of judges and created jobs. Senile loser and NAMBLA supporter Nancy Pelosi got "Trumped" on February 5, 2020. "President Trump, Not Guilty."