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Reaction to Jonathan Chait’s Essay on Political Correctness Instantly Proves Chait’s Thesis Correct | Washington Free Beacon
I was really looking forward to Jonathan Chait’s essay in New York magazine about the inanity of social media outrage culture and the danger of letting angry name-calling and base grievance-mongering settle debates. And Chait, that cuddly old reactionary, hit it out of the park. The reaction on social media was, how do you say, “not at all…
A Note to Chait: Dissent Isn’t Suffocation, Internet Isn’t Real Life
Jonathan Chait’s new feature forNew York Magazine is called “Trigger Warning,” and it’s got a big old floppy dek: Can a white male liberal critique the country’s current political-correctness craze (which, by the way, hurts liberals most)? We’re sure you’ll let us know. The answer to this exquisitely slippery question is, of course: yes! A…
When “political correctness” hurts: Understanding the micro-aggressions that trigger Jonathan Chait – Salon.com
When New York magazine teased Jonathan Chait’s coming opus on race, politics and free speech last Friday – “Can a white liberal man critique a culture of political correctness?” — the hook alone was enough to send his Twitter haters into multiple ragegasms. I thought folks should save themselves some grief and at least wait…
Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say — NYMag
<span><span><span class=”message_content”>How the language police are perverting liberalism. </span></span></span> How the language police are perverting liberalism. Around 2 a.m. on December 12, four students approached the apartment of Omar Mahmood, a Muslim student at the University of Michigan, who had recently published a column in a school newspaper about his perspective as a…
Wikipedia Purged a Group of Feminist Editors Because of Gamergate
For nearly as long as theantifeminist culture war known as Gamergate has raged across the internet, a microcosm of the battle has taken place on Wikipedia. Should Gamergate defined as a push for ethics in gaming journalism, or a paranoid campaign against women in gaming? This week, Wikipedia’s highest court made a major decisionin favor…
Gamergate targets launch anti-harassment network | Technology | The Guardian
Crash Override’s logo. Photograph: http://www.crashoverridenetwork.com/ A group of people targeted with online harassment have launched a support network aimed at helping others who find themselves in the same situation. The network, Crash Override, will go further than many previous attempts to help harassment targets, not only providing emotional support but also helping those affected interact…
My Statement – Shanley – Pastebin.com
Trigger warning for sexual abuse, stalking, rape, domestic violence and large-scale attacks by hate groups. Last Thursday, I criticized the Linux community for continuing to support and center a leader with a years-long, documented history of unrepentant abusive behavior, someone who has actively and systematically nurtured a hostile, homogeneous technical community, and someone who has…
How To Interview a Woman Writer
If she is attractive; tell your readers exactly how attractive, within the first paragraph. Speculate on whether she is attracted to you. If she has become successful and not moved to a Western country; ask why, speculate on if she realizes how attractive she is: could this be the reason why she hasn’t moved? If…
Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Why Women Stay Quiet at Work – NYTimes.com
Photo Credit Keetra Dean Dixon close shareTools YEARS ago, while producing the hit TV series “The Shield,” Glen Mazzara noticed that two young female writers were quiet during story meetings. He pulled them aside and encouraged them to speak up more. Watch what happens when we do, they replied. Almost every time they started to…