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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jun 4, 2014 12:13:35 GMT 9.5
Don’t Worry So Much: How Not To Review Women’s Writing Mallory Ortbergon June 2, 2014 in AdviceI have gone back and forth several times over the last few days on whether or not it would be worth addressing Adam Plunkett’s New Yorker.com review of poet Patricia Lockwood’s latest book here. I don’t write much on topical issues to begin with, there have been plenty of more noteworthy stories about women’s issues in the public eye over the last week or so, and it’s not exactly hurting her career any. Also, if I am being perfectly honest, I didn’t want to seem mean by criticizing a man twice in public. I have since overcome this reluctance. And yet! It is such a perfect illustration of Joanna Russ’ How To Suppress Women’s Writing that I think it merits mentioning, if only as a cautionary example for all you future New Yorker (dot com) reviewers out there. (Have you forgotten her main points? Let us revisit them briefly here. How many points do you think Plunkett’s review scores? By my count, he nets at least six out of eleven, but I’m open to a recount.) Read More:
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Post by iamjumbo on Jun 22, 2014 21:20:41 GMT 9.5
i hope the chick finds a good brontasaurus
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