vdare--2020-07-09--Man-for-Man, Who Are the Scariest Social Justice Jihadis?

If you rank low on the Intersectional Totem Pole ( e.g.
, you are a straight white male American ) @ @ @ @ @ mob do you least want to tangle with ?
Obviously , both quantity and quality @ @ @ @ @ considerations .
For example , there are a huge number of Nice White Ladies , @ @ @ @ @ per capita ?
So , in this tourney , we ’ re seeding Woke activists @ @ @ @ @ see , there are a lot of tough competitors out there in the highly competitive @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve got to say , the Social Justice equivalent of what Samoans are to @ @ @ @ @ number but with an extremely hard-hitting impact — are the Late Onset Autogynephilic Male-to-Female Transgenders @ @ @ @ @ just have that old-school manly need to crush their enemies , to see them driven @ @ @ @ @ hear the lamentations of their women more than anybody else has .

If you rank low on the Intersectional Totem Pole (e.g., you are a straight white male American), which kind of cancelation mob do you least want to tangle with?
Obviously, both quantity and quality of Social Justice Jihadis are considerations. For example, there are a huge number of Nice White Ladies, but are they particularly intimidating per capita?
So, in this tourney, we’re seeding Woke activists man-for-man:
As you can see, there are a lot of tough competitors out there in the highly competitive Wokeness industry.
But I’ve got to say, the Social Justice equivalent of what Samoans are to the NFL — few in number but with an extremely hard-hitting impact — are the Late Onset Autogynephilic Male-to-Female Transgenders. Man-for-man, the autogynephilics just have that old-school manly need to crush their enemies, to see them driven before them, and to hear the lamentations of their women more than anybody else has.


vdare--2020-07-09--The Democrats' New Plan: Put a Thumb on the Scale of Credit Scores

Joe Biden ’ s policy roadmap aims to create a new , federally-backed credit bureau to close the racial wealth gap Published Thu , Jul 9 2020 @ MEGAN_LEONHARDT Americans may see the formation of a new federally-backed credit bureau if former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected in November , thanks to the efforts of a task force appointed by Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in May .
This week , the task force of Democrats presented Biden with a 110-page document of policy recommendations .
NBC News first reported on the policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ document contains a wide range of initiatives from health care to immigration , the policy recommendations also focused on ways the U.S. can work to close the racial wealth gap , including creating a more level playing field when it comes to credit reporting .
During the last economic downturn , Black families experienced a 44.3 % decline in median net worth , almost double that of White households , which only experienced a 26.1 % drop , according to the Brookings Institution .
To help narrow the gap , the policy roadmap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ housed within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .
This federally-backed credit bureau would “ provide consumers with a government option that seeks to minimize racial disparities , ” according to the document .
The federally-backed credit bureau would be required to ensure that credit scoring was not discriminatory and that algorithms used for credit scoring would include non-traditional sources of credit data such as rental history and utility bills .
Once established , all federal lenders would be required to use and accept the federal credit agency ’ s scoring , including for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PLUS loans and other loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. government .
“ There is a persistent , pernicious racial wealth gap that holds millions of Americans back , with the typical White household holds 10 times more wealth than the typical Black family , ” the document says .
Credit reporting plays a major role in the racial wealth gap , experts say .
While the major credit bureaus , Equifax , Experian and TransUnion , say their scoring does not take into account age , race , gender , income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Black Americans routinely have lower credit scores than White consumers .
Earlier this year , the Urban Institute found that while more than 50 % of White households maintained a FICO credit score above 700 , only 21 % of Black households were able to achieve the same .

From CNBC:
Joe Biden’s policy roadmap aims to create a new, federally-backed credit bureau to close the racial wealth gap
Published Thu, Jul 9 2020
@MEGAN_LEONHARDT
Americans may see the formation of a new federally-backed credit bureau if former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected in November, thanks to the efforts of a task force appointed by Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in May.
This week, the task force of Democrats presented Biden with a 110-page document of policy recommendations. NBC News first reported on the policy wish list on Wednesday. Although the document contains a wide range of initiatives from health care to immigration, the policy recommendations also focused on ways the U.S. can work to close the racial wealth gap, including creating a more level playing field when it comes to credit reporting.
During the last economic downturn, Black families experienced a 44.3% decline in median net worth, almost double that of White households, which only experienced a 26.1% drop, according to the Brookings Institution.
To help narrow the gap, the policy roadmap proposes creating a public credit reporting agency housed within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This federally-backed credit bureau would “provide consumers with a government option that seeks to minimize racial disparities,” according to the document.
The federally-backed credit bureau would be required to ensure that credit scoring was not discriminatory and that algorithms used for credit scoring would include non-traditional sources of credit data such as rental history and utility bills.
Once established, all federal lenders would be required to use and accept the federal credit agency’s scoring, including for programs such as federal home lending, PLUS loans and other loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. government.
“There is a persistent, pernicious racial wealth gap that holds millions of Americans back, with the typical White household holds 10 times more wealth than the typical Black family,” the document says.
Credit reporting plays a major role in the racial wealth gap, experts say. While the major credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, say their scoring does not take into account age, race, gender, income or geography, multiple studies have shown that Black Americans routinely have lower credit scores than White consumers. Earlier this year, the Urban Institute found that while more than 50% of White households maintained a FICO credit score above 700, only 21% of Black households were able to achieve the same.


vdare--2020-07-09--OK, Let’s Give Them Reparations—If They Go Back To Africa

See , earlier : A Reader Is Cheered By Stories Of Blacks Abandoning The `` Racist '' USA .
Can This Be Encouraged ?
After weeks of rioting , looting , and wanton attacks on whites , after weeks of tearing down statues of Confederates and Columbus , after months and years of hearing the lie that it is unsafe to be a black man or woman in the systemically racist USA , it ’ s time to admit that black nationalist Marcus Garvey was right .
Blacks and whites just can ’ t get along .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one answer to the racial injustice , real and imagined , that “ peaceful protesters , ” Black Lives Matter , and Antifa say must be rectified : not reparations , meaning a cash payment from those who never owned slaves to those who never were slaves ( see Carl Horowitz ’ s refutation Slavery Reparations : Revival of a Bad Idea [ PDF ] ) but restitution—offering blacks the chance to return , at taxpayer expense , to their ancestral homelands in Africa…which is in fact what black separatist Garvey advocated .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not shooting black men for no reason .
Things are better for blacks today than for most of our history and for blacks anywhere else .
But the fact remains that impressions are real .
Many blacks really do think they should fear police and other government agencies .
We must accept this .
Denying it , or explaining why blacks have nothing to fear , is pointless .
A historical analogy : Blacks ’ fears and resentments are reminiscent of those among Sudeten-Germans in the Czechoslovak Republic before World War II .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1918 , the German-speaking people of Bohemia , later called Sudetenland , suddenly found themselves under Czech rule .
Most non-German observers thought the country was a bastion of democracy in Central Europe .
But the Sudeten-Germans , like American blacks , did not perceive the state in which they lived as democratic or even fair .
As British diplomat Lord Runciman stated in his report on the matter : Like the Sudeten-Germans , American blacks are “ moving in the direction of revolt.
” They have been ruled by an “ alien @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Czechs were to the Germans , the period of rule has been 400 long years , mostly in slavery .
Runciman wisely suggested that the Sudeten-German areas be ceded to Germany for the good of both nations .
His mistake was thinking that Adolf Hitler was an honest broker and would maintain the deal struck at Munich , but that aside , Runciman ’ s proposal was a form of restitution ; i.e.
, giving the Sudeten-Germans some form of justice , however imperfect it might have been .
That is what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the following definitions for restitution : 1 : an act of restoring or a condition of being restored : such a a : a restoration of something to its rightful owner b : a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury 2 : a legal action serving to cause restoration of a previous state Restoring a “ previous state , ” returning blacks to the state before the wrong was done , is the restitution the U.S. should offer to repair the damage done by slavery .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the first African slaves landed in Virginia , before the transatlantic shipment of millions of Africans to the New World for sale .
Let us offer repatriation to the African Motherland for their descendants who can ’ t seem to unshackle themselves from the “ legacy of slavery.
” This is not a new idea .
Marcus Garvey , in my opinion the greatest black leader in modern history , created the Universal Negro Improvement Association to just that end .
His group purchased steamships to return blacks to their motherland .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labor lobby encouraged the government to charge him with mail fraud , leading to his deportation from the U.S. ( he was a Jamaican immigrant ) and to the collapse of his 5-million-strong movement , the largest black movement in our history .
Cheap black labor was more important than the freedom and well-being of blacks or the end of the racial problems in the United States for those long-ago Chamber of Commerce types .
The Black Muslim faith was founded on the concept of the return to the Motherland as well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to create a back state here or taking over the US altogether .
And before them both , of course , was the American Colonization Society , formed in 1816 to encourage the voluntary emigration of blacks .
Its members and supporters included James Madison , Henry Clay , and , famously , Abe Lincoln himself , although the 16th president stopped talking about the idea after the War Between the States .
How practical it was to send blacks back to Africa by sailing or steamship will never be known .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ affordable to all : a ticket from the U.S. to Ghana , host of the 2019 Year of Return , can be had for less than $ 1,000 .
Airline capacity to Africa appears to be enormous and underused , which offers any large-scale program of return the possibility of substantial per-seat savings [ Africa Aviation Outlook 2019 : Change may be in the air – at last , CentreForAviation.com , January 31 , 2019 ] .
As well , $ 14 trillion in reparations for slavery , as proposed by Black Entertainment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover the cost of sending all 37.1 million American blacks to Africa , with more than $ 10 trillion left for generous resettlement packages .
[ BET founder Robert Johnson calls for $ 14 trillion of reparations for slavery , CNBC , June 1 , 2020 ] That ’ s a lot of money .
But it also solves a problem , at least for blacks who feel hunted and unsafe in the white jungle .
Of course , returning to Africa should be voluntary , and blacks who consider themselves Americans and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not be forced to return to a country and continent they do not know or even want to know .
But for the BLM activists , for those convinced the deck in the U.S. is stacked against them , repatriation permanently repairs the continuing “ legacy of slavery.
” To participate , blacks would have to renounce American citizenship and accept the passport of an African country .
Of course , no one should have any illusions that the returnees will find Wakanda waiting for them .
Life in Africa is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nasty , brutish , and short ” [ Average life expectancy in Africa for those born in 2019 , by gender and region , Statista.com ] .
But the hard fact is , opportunity often comes knocking disguised as hard work .
Ten million or 15 million English-speaking blacks with American know-how and a pocket full of resettlement money would certainly spur economic growth for the whole region , and perhaps counterbalance the growing Chinese infiltration of the continent .
Some have already moved there at their own cost , and are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their people .
A return to the Motherland—restitution in kind—would give social , mental , emotional , economic and perhaps even physical benefits to American blacks .
For whites in the Historic American Nation , it would give all the same—plus the added knowledge that the debt of slavery is paid in full , this country ’ s original sin , as it is always called , washed away .
Divorce is another and somewhat more familiar way to think of it .
The marriage of the two main racial groups here has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well despite all efforts for improvement—as the founders of the American Colonization Society , not least The Great Emancipator himself , predicted .
Four hundred years in , the death of one man can lead to near rebellion , destruction of our cities and death on the streets .
A bad marriage needs to be ended , so let ’ s start talking about property division and payout .
It ’ s time to face the truth and recognize that Marcus Garvey was right , and that the U.S. would be wise to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of restitution for slavery—an orderly resettlement to the Motherland of those blacks who believe they are oppressed 155 years after the end of slavery and 50 years after the Voting and Civil Rights acts .
Back home , no doubt , they will be “ free at last , free at last , Lord God almighty , free at last !
”

See, earlier: A Reader Is Cheered By Stories Of Blacks Abandoning The "Racist" USA. Can This Be Encouraged?
After weeks of rioting, looting, and wanton attacks on whites, after weeks of tearing down statues of Confederates and Columbus, after months and years of hearing the lie that it is unsafe to be a black man or woman in the systemically racist USA, it’s time to admit that black nationalist Marcus Garvey was right. Blacks and whites just can’t get along. It’s time for Americans to look seriously at one answer to the racial injustice, real and imagined, that “peaceful protesters,” Black Lives Matter, and Antifa say must be rectified: not reparations, meaning a cash payment from those who never owned slaves to those who never were slaves (see Carl Horowitz’s refutation Slavery Reparations: Revival of a Bad Idea [PDF]) but restitution—offering blacks the chance to return, at taxpayer expense, to their ancestral homelands in Africa…which is in fact what black separatist Garvey advocated.
Let me be clear: Cops are not shooting black men for no reason. Things are better for blacks today than for most of our history and for blacks anywhere else.
But the fact remains that impressions are real. Many blacks really do think they should fear police and other government agencies. We must accept this. Denying it, or explaining why blacks have nothing to fear, is pointless.
A historical analogy: Blacks’ fears and resentments are reminiscent of those among Sudeten-Germans in the Czechoslovak Republic before World War II. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismantled in 1918, the German-speaking people of Bohemia, later called Sudetenland, suddenly found themselves under Czech rule. Most non-German observers thought the country was a bastion of democracy in Central Europe. But the Sudeten-Germans, like American blacks, did not perceive the state in which they lived as democratic or even fair.
As British diplomat Lord Runciman stated in his report on the matter:
It is a hard thing to be ruled by an alien race; and I have been left with the impression that Czechoslovak rule in the Sudeten areas for the last twenty years, though not actually oppressive and certainly not ‘terroristic,’ has been marked by tactlessness, lack of understanding, petty intolerance and discrimination, to a point where the resentment of the German population was inevitably moving in the direction of revolt. [House of Lords Hansard, October 4, 1938]
Like the Sudeten-Germans, American blacks are “moving in the direction of revolt.” They have been ruled by an “alien race” much more alien than the Czechs were to the Germans, the period of rule has been 400 long years, mostly in slavery.
Runciman wisely suggested that the Sudeten-German areas be ceded to Germany for the good of both nations. His mistake was thinking that Adolf Hitler was an honest broker and would maintain the deal struck at Munich, but that aside, Runciman’s proposal was a form of restitution; i.e., giving the Sudeten-Germans some form of justice, however imperfect it might have been.
That is what I propose for American blacks.
Merriam-Webster gives the following definitions for restitution:
1: an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such a
a: a restoration of something to its rightful owner
b: a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury
2: a legal action serving to cause restoration of a previous state
Restoring a “previous state,” returning blacks to the state before the wrong was done, is the restitution the U.S. should offer to repair the damage done by slavery.
Let’s return to the situation before 1619, when the first African slaves landed in Virginia, before the transatlantic shipment of millions of Africans to the New World for sale.
Let us offer repatriation to the African Motherland for their descendants who can’t seem to unshackle themselves from the “legacy of slavery.”
This is not a new idea.
Marcus Garvey, in my opinion the greatest black leader in modern history, created the Universal Negro Improvement Association to just that end. His group purchased steamships to return blacks to their motherland.
Unhappily, the era’s Cheap Labor lobby encouraged the government to charge him with mail fraud, leading to his deportation from the U.S. (he was a Jamaican immigrant) and to the collapse of his 5-million-strong movement, the largest black movement in our history.
Cheap black labor was more important than the freedom and well-being of blacks or the end of the racial problems in the United States for those long-ago Chamber of Commerce types.
The Black Muslim faith was founded on the concept of the return to the Motherland as well, although current black Muslims seem content with trying to create a back state here or taking over the US altogether.
And before them both, of course, was the American Colonization Society, formed in 1816 to encourage the voluntary emigration of blacks. Its members and supporters included James Madison, Henry Clay, and, famously, Abe Lincoln himself, although the 16th president stopped talking about the idea after the War Between the States.
How practical it was to send blacks back to Africa by sailing or steamship will never be known. But today, international airline travel is affordable to all: a ticket from the U.S. to Ghana, host of the 2019 Year of Return, can be had for less than $1,000. Airline capacity to Africa appears to be enormous and underused, which offers any large-scale program of return the possibility of substantial per-seat savings [Africa Aviation Outlook 2019: Change may be in the air – at last, CentreForAviation.com, January 31, 2019].
As well, $14 trillion in reparations for slavery, as proposed by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson, would easily cover the cost of sending all 37.1 million American blacks to Africa, with more than $10 trillion left for generous resettlement packages [BET founder Robert Johnson calls for $14 trillion of reparations for slavery, CNBC, June 1, 2020].
That’s a lot of money. But it also solves a problem, at least for blacks who feel hunted and unsafe in the white jungle.
Of course, returning to Africa should be voluntary, and blacks who consider themselves Americans and do not feel hunted or discriminated against should not be forced to return to a country and continent they do not know or even want to know.
But for the BLM activists, for those convinced the deck in the U.S. is stacked against them, repatriation permanently repairs the continuing “legacy of slavery.” To participate, blacks would have to renounce American citizenship and accept the passport of an African country.
Of course, no one should have any illusions that the returnees will find Wakanda waiting for them. Life in Africa is, as the philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote, “poor, nasty, brutish, and short” [Average life expectancy in Africa for those born in 2019, by gender and region, Statista.com].
But the hard fact is, opportunity often comes knocking disguised as hard work. Ten million or 15 million English-speaking blacks with American know-how and a pocket full of resettlement money would certainly spur economic growth for the whole region, and perhaps counterbalance the growing Chinese infiltration of the continent. Some have already moved there at their own cost, and are happy to be in the land of their people.
A return to the Motherland—restitution in kind—would give social, mental, emotional, economic and perhaps even physical benefits to American blacks.
For whites in the Historic American Nation, it would give all the same—plus the added knowledge that the debt of slavery is paid in full, this country’s original sin, as it is always called, washed away.
Divorce is another and somewhat more familiar way to think of it. The marriage of the two main racial groups here has never worked and has not turned out well despite all efforts for improvement—as the founders of the American Colonization Society, not least The Great Emancipator himself, predicted.
Four hundred years in, the death of one man can lead to near rebellion, destruction of our cities and death on the streets. A bad marriage needs to be ended, so let’s start talking about property division and payout.
It’s time to face the truth and recognize that Marcus Garvey was right, and that the U.S. would be wise to fund the only possible and reasonable form of restitution for slavery—an orderly resettlement to the Motherland of those blacks who believe they are oppressed 155 years after the end of slavery and 50 years after the Voting and Civil Rights acts.
Back home, no doubt, they will be “free at last, free at last, Lord God almighty, free at last!”
Anthony Boehm [Email him] is a federal civil servant.


vdare--2020-07-10--Evil Manifests Itself In "Safety Of All Lives" TRAFFIC SIGN

Mexican ladies famously tend to see Jesus or the Virgin Mary in the mold growing on an old tortilla .
@ @ @ @ @ at least visualizing something Good in the world ?
What is it when large numbers @ @ @ @ @ imagining manifestations of Evil in the world ?
It ’ s reminiscent of Stalinist paranoia @ @ @

I have just been made aware that the following traffic sign is being displayed on Main Street. I have ordered that it be taken down immediately and am taking steps to find out how this happened. I apologize to the residents of Melrose. pic.twitter.com/BMGmFYcWfd — Mayor Paul Brodeur (@MayorBrodeur) July 8, 2020
Melrose is in Massachusetts.
Mexican ladies famously tend to see Jesus or the Virgin Mary in the mold growing on an old tortilla. But, that’s at least visualizing something Good in the world?
What is it when large numbers of the public are constantly imagining manifestations of Evil in the world? It’s reminiscent of Stalinist paranoia about wreckers.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-10--Pelosi: Rule Of Law Is, Like, Canceled—"People Will Do What They Do."

Reporter asking about Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore : `` Should n't that be done by a commission or the @ @ @ @ @ mob in the middle of the night throwing it into a harbor ? ''
Speaker @ @ @ @ @ will do what they do . ''
pic.twitter.com/mlSUDIBZRv

Reporter asking about Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore: "Shouldn't that be done by a commission or the city council, not a mob in the middle of the night throwing it into a harbor?"
Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "People will do what they do." pic.twitter.com/mlSUDIBZRv — The Hill (@thehill) July 9, 2020
Do the Democrats even want to win in November? Is the Speaker of the House declaring Mob Rule really a winning ploy?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-10--Althea Bernstein's Low Energy Blood Libel: Unenthusiastic Audio Recording Released

Two weeks later , we finally have a Development , of sorts , in Althea Bernstein ’ s “ Biracial Woman Set on Fire by ‘ Classic Wisconsin Frat Boys ' ” Hate Crime of the Century/hate hoax of the week .
From Channel3000 : ‘ It happened really fast ’ : Audio of call to dispatch details woman ’ s report of being set on fire MADISON , Wis. — A woman who reported a group of men tried to set her on fire last month in Madison said the incident “ happened really fast , ” according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime .
An audio file of the call was provided to News 3 Now through an open records request .
You can listen to the call here , which took place 16+ hours after the supposed hate crime .
Who knows what really happened ?
But if I had to guess , I ’ d imagine that Althea ’ s mother said , “ Young lady , you ’ re going to report this atrocity to the police right now , ” dialed the number , and handed the phone to Althea , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her tale as the Non-Emergency Call dispatcher at the other end , whose office building , I presume , had been set on fire with lighter fluid 16+ hours previously , was in listening to it .

Earlier: Arrests Made in Lighter Fluid-Fueled Firebombing of Madison Jail
Two weeks later, we finally have a Development, of sorts, in Althea Bernstein’s “Biracial Woman Set on Fire by ‘Classic Wisconsin Frat Boys'” Hate Crime of the Century/hate hoax of the week. From Channel3000:
‘It happened really fast’: Audio of call to dispatch details woman’s report of being set on fire Updated: July 9, 2020 5:32 PM by Stephanie Fryer MADISON, Wis. — A woman who reported a group of men tried to set her on fire last month in Madison said the incident “happened really fast,” according to the call she made to report the crime. An audio file of the call was provided to News 3 Now through an open records request.
You can listen to the call here, which took place 16+ hours after the supposed hate crime.
Who knows what really happened? But if I had to guess, I’d imagine that Althea’s mother said, “Young lady, you’re going to report this atrocity to the police right now,” dialed the number, and handed the phone to Althea, who sounded about as enthusiastic about recounting her tale as the Non-Emergency Call dispatcher at the other end, whose office building, I presume, had been set on fire with lighter fluid 16+ hours previously, was in listening to it.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-10--Who? Whom? In Casting: Wonderful To Give Black People White Roles, But The Reverse Is Monstrous

Earlier : `` Olivier 's Occupation 's Gone '' —When White Men Were Allowed To Play Black Roles , Olivier Tried Harder From the New York Times : ‘ Hamilton , ’ ‘ The Simpsons ’ and the Problem With Colorblind Casting Animated shows are finally moving away from letting white actors play characters of color .
But even well-intentioned efforts at increasing diversity create complications .
Late June brought news that the animated shows “ The Simpsons , ” “ Family Guy , ” “ Big Mouth ” and “ Central Park ” would recast characters of color who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A week later “ Hamilton ” dominated the cultural chatter on Independence Day weekend when Disney+ premiered the film version of the Broadway phenomenon .
In both situations performers inhabited characters of racial backgrounds that were different from their own , often referred to as “ colorblind casting.
” … Still , the difference between the two lies in their approaches to the all-encompassing nature of whiteness in American industries and narratives .
Whereas the world of voice-acting for animation is just another dominated by white workers , casting a person of color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act of subversion , a normalization of something other than the white standard .
The Black and brown founding fathers of “ Hamilton ” make the story of America something that can finally be owned by people of color , as opposed to the reality , which so often refutes the relevancy of their lives and contributions .
Though egalitarian in theory , colorblind casting in practice is more often used to exclude performers of color .
It ’ s a high-minded-sounding concept that producers and creators use to free themselves of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a diverse set of performers .
The history of the practice in live-action takes is more egregious , and has been well-documented : Mickey Rooney ’ s notorious Asian landlord in “ Breakfast at Tiffany ’ s ” ; Alec Guinness ’ s Arab prince in “ Lawrence of Arabia ” ; Perhaps my favorite supporting performance of all time : It seems needless to say , and yet , here it is : Any casting of a performer in the role of a race other than their own assumes that the artist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person whose culture isn ’ t theirs , and so every choice made in that performance will inevitably be an approximation .
It is an act of minstrelsy .
The fact that Ariel is white has nothing to do with her story about wanting to be with her love and walk on land .
Well , Ariel , the Little Mermaid is by Danesman Hans Christen Andersen .
The fact that Ariel is white has nothing to do with her story about wanting to be with her love and walk on land .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ play Hermione Granger in the play “ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ” provoked howls from many fans , but the character ’ s whiteness never had any bearing on her brilliance .
In fact , stories that do not take their characters ’ whiteness as a given may find fresh relevance and invite new audiences into their sphere , because for so many people of color , they don ’ t get to see themselves represented in the media they consume .
But however well-intentioned , there are complications that come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ casting to highlight people of color who wouldn ’ t otherwise be represented .
Creators may cast blind , thinking their job done , failing to consider that a Black man cast as a criminal or a Latina woman cast as a saucy seductress — even when cast without any regard to their race — can still be problematic .
One kind of blindness can lead to another .
And then there ’ s also the “ Hamilton ” problem .
The show may place diverse bodies on the stage , but productions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by white characters must not just tag in actors of color but reconsider the fundamental way the new casting changes the story .
In “ Hamilton , ” the revision of American history is dazzling and important , but it also neglects and negates the parts of the original story that don ’ t fit so nicely into this narrow model .
The characters ’ relationship to slavery , for example , is scarcely mentioned , because it would be incongruous with the triumphant recasting of our country ’ s first leaders .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda responded to this criticism this week , calling it “ valid .
” )

Earlier: "Olivier's Occupation's Gone"—When White Men Were Allowed To Play Black Roles, Olivier Tried Harder
From the New York Times:
‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and the Problem With Colorblind Casting
Animated shows are finally moving away from letting white actors play characters of color. But even well-intentioned efforts at increasing diversity create complications.
By Maya Phillips
July 8, 2020
Late June brought news that the animated shows “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “Big Mouth” and “Central Park” would recast characters of color who have been played by white actors.
A week later “Hamilton” dominated the cultural chatter on Independence Day weekend when Disney+ premiered the film version of the Broadway phenomenon.
In both situations performers inhabited characters of racial backgrounds that were different from their own, often referred to as “colorblind casting.” …
Still, the difference between the two lies in their approaches to the all-encompassing nature of whiteness in American industries and narratives. Whereas the world of voice-acting for animation is just another dominated by white workers, casting a person of color as a typically white character is an act of subversion, a normalization of something other than the white standard. The Black and brown founding fathers of “Hamilton” make the story of America something that can finally be owned by people of color, as opposed to the reality, which so often refutes the relevancy of their lives and contributions.
Though egalitarian in theory, colorblind casting in practice is more often used to exclude performers of color. It’s a high-minded-sounding concept that producers and creators use to free themselves of any social responsibility they may feel toward representing a diverse set of performers.
The history of the practice in live-action takes is more egregious, and has been well-documented: Mickey Rooney’s notorious Asian landlord in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”; Alec Guinness’s Arab prince in “Lawrence of Arabia”;


vdare--2020-07-10--NBC: Gun Violence Is Surging In Cities, And Hitting Communities Of Color Hardest

Gun violence is surging in cities , and hitting communities of color hardest Communities of color have endured the weight of COVID-19 , the recession and social unrest .
They ’ re also bearing the brunt of a surge in gun violence .
July 9 , 2020 , 6:51 AM PDT By Safia Samee Ali CHICAGO — For many major U.S. cities , this year has been marked by bullets and bloodshed .
Over 1,500 people have been shot in Chicago , almost 900 in Philadelphia , and more than 500 in New York City so far in 2020 — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year ( 1,018 in Chicago , 701 in Philadelphia and 355 in New York ) .
The surge in shootings has been particularly painful for communities of color , which have disproportionately endured the weight of the COVID-19 crisis , the economic recession and social unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May .
In New York City , after the number of shooting victims more than doubled from June 2019 to this June , every person who has been shot this July , nearly 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the minority community , according to the police department .
And in June , 97 percent of the shooting victims were minorities , the department said .
In Chicago , where minority communities have long struggled with deadly gun violence , shootings have increased 76 percent from the same time last year , with nearly all the bloodshed concentrated in the city 's predominantly Black and brown communities on the South and West Sides .
…Predominantly Black neighborhoods in recent decades have averaged five times as many violent crimes as predominantly white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.… “ People who get involved in violence , many of them are financially insecure , housing insecure , food insecure — their whole life is insecure , ” he said .
In Louisville , as protests persist over the death of Breonna Taylor , who was shot in her home by Louisville Metro Police Department officers in March , there has been a doubling of nonfatal shootings compared to the same time last year , and a 40 percent increase in gun deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost 75 percent of homicide victims were Black , according to the Louisville Police Department .
In Philadelphia , more than 30 people were shot over the Fourth of July weekend and 23 were shot within a 24-hour period .
The city has seen a nearly 30 percent jump in homicides from the same time in 2019. , … “ The Black community lives in a state of trauma when you look at all the maladies that adversely impact them , ” he said .
“ These communities are the most vulnerable in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these social and societal ills are going to manifest there earlier and more prominently.
” Atlanta had a 20 percent spike in shootings from the same time in 2019 , with one of the youngest victims being an 8-year-old girl , Secoriea Turner , who was shot while riding in a car with her mother over Fourth of July weekend .
… “ If they don ’ t kill us , ” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , “ we ’ re going to kill one another .
It ’ s sad .
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From NBC News:
Gun violence is surging in cities, and hitting communities of color hardest
Communities of color have endured the weight of COVID-19, the recession and social unrest. They’re also bearing the brunt of a surge in gun violence.
July 9, 2020, 6:51 AM PDT
By Safia Samee Ali
CHICAGO — For many major U.S. cities, this year has been marked by bullets and bloodshed.
Over 1,500 people have been shot in Chicago, almost 900 in Philadelphia, and more than 500 in New York City so far in 2020 — all up significantly from the same time last year (1,018 in Chicago, 701 in Philadelphia and 355 in New York).
The surge in shootings has been particularly painful for communities of color, which have disproportionately endured the weight of the COVID-19 crisis, the economic recession and social unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May.
In New York City, after the number of shooting victims more than doubled from June 2019 to this June, every person who has been shot this July, nearly 100 in total, has been a member of the minority community, according to the police department. And in June, 97 percent of the shooting victims were minorities, the department said.
In Chicago, where minority communities have long struggled with deadly gun violence, shootings have increased 76 percent from the same time last year, with nearly all the bloodshed concentrated in the city's predominantly Black and brown communities on the South and West Sides.
…Predominantly Black neighborhoods in recent decades have averaged five times as many violent crimes as predominantly white communities, according to a 2016 study by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.…
“People who get involved in violence, many of them are financially insecure, housing insecure, food insecure — their whole life is insecure,” he said.
In Louisville, as protests persist over the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot in her home by Louisville Metro Police Department officers in March, there has been a doubling of nonfatal shootings compared to the same time last year, and a 40 percent increase in gun deaths.
From January to May this year, almost 75 percent of homicide victims were Black, according to the Louisville Police Department.
In Philadelphia, more than 30 people were shot over the Fourth of July weekend and 23 were shot within a 24-hour period. The city has seen a nearly 30 percent jump in homicides from the same time in 2019. ,…
“The Black community lives in a state of trauma when you look at all the maladies that adversely impact them,” he said. “These communities are the most vulnerable in our society, so a lot of these social and societal ills are going to manifest there earlier and more prominently.”
Atlanta had a 20 percent spike in shootings from the same time in 2019, with one of the youngest victims being an 8-year-old girl, Secoriea Turner, who was shot while riding in a car with her mother over Fourth of July weekend. …
“If they don’t kill us,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “we’re going to kill one another. It’s sad.”


vdare--2020-07-11--“Black Lives Matter” Is A BLOOD LIBEL Against White America. Here’s Why

The Black Lives Matter campaign is a blood libel against white America .
Let me explain what I mean by that .
A Blood Libel is currently defined by Wikipedia as Wikipedia also says currently : Well , that ’ s what ’ s going on with Black Lives Matter .
It ’ s one long blood libel .
And it ’ s entirely made up .
• It ’ s the claim that when a policeman kills someone in self-defense , he ’ s a racist , and unreasonably fearful of blacks .
Black are dangerous , and kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the claim that white cops racistly target blacks in traffic stops as a pretext for arresting them for graver crimes .
Blacks , unsurprisingly , are stopped by police because “ black drivers speed twice as much as white drivers , and speed at reckless levels even more ” [ Resetting the profile odometer , by Linda Seebach , Washington Times , March 12 , 2003 ] .
• It ’ s the claim that police , under attack by knife-armed blacks , or blacks attempting to run them over , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Can ’ t they just jump out of the way ?
( No , because someone aiming a car at you has a steering wheel . )
• It ’ s the claim that police are regularly killing many “ unarmed ” blacks ( “ unarmed ” in quotes because many die trying to seize the defender ’ s gun—this is true of Michael Brown , Trayvon Martin , and `` jogger '' Ahmaud Arbery ) and unarmed black teenagers are dangerous , killing many people every year .
• It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused by deliberate action by police .
Black reporter Wesley Lowery has a book called They Ca n't Kill Us All , based on two or three deaths ( and a lot of rioting ) in Ferguson and Baltimore .
This is another blood libel—no one is trying to “ kill them all ” —the police are trying to keep them from killing each other .
These widely publicized deaths are usually the result of either a criminal attack by a black person on a police officer or an accidental death attributable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad health .
• Eric Garner didn ’ t die of being choked—that was a lie .
He died of weighing 350 pounds and straining himself by fighting police .
[ The Actual Facts of The Eric Garner Case , by Ben Shapiro , Breitbart , December 3 , 2014 ] • George Floyd didn ’ t die from having his neck knelt on—that was a lie , too .
The police autopsy said that he died of a heart attack , and had drugs and traces of Covid-19 in his system , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while still upright .
[ Newly released body camera transcripts show last moments of George Floyd 's life— '' You 're doing a lot of talking , man . ''
former officer Derek Chauvin said .
by Ella Torres , ABC , July 9 , 2020 ] Police refused believe he couldn ’ t breathe because he could talk—if you ’ ve ever been choked in judo or jujitsu class you know that the instant you can ’ t breathe , you also can ’ t talk .
• Freddie Gray didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in Baltimore—that was a lie , as the failure to convict any of the police involved shows .
• Michael Brown didn ’ t have his hands up when he was shot—that was a lie ( told originally by his accomplice ) as shown by the Grand Jury testimony from local ( black ) witnesses .
This blood libel , which David Cole calls The Myth That Burns Our Cities [ TakiMag , July 7 , 2020 ] , has been sold to black America and younger , more liberal parts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of deaths .
It hugely increases the black on black murder rate when police are knocked back , and rioters and Black Lives Matter gunmen kill a lot of people directly .
The basic unreported fact is the huge amount of crime committed by blacks , which it ’ s considered indecent to speak of in a newspaper .
Steve Sailer asked recently , based on some research if blacks were only about eight times as murderous as whites ( a ratio that James Q. Wilson wrote in 2002 has “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) or 11.7 times as murderous , based on some recent research .
Heather Mac Donald , writing in the Wall Street Journal , calls “ systemic police racism ” a myth , and she has , as usual , evidence to prove it : Police shootings are not the reason that blacks die of homicide at eight times the rate of whites and Hispanics combined ; criminal violence is .
The latest in a series of studies undercutting the claim of systemic police bias was published in August 2019 in the Proceedings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The researchers found that the more frequently officers encounter violent suspects from any given racial group , the greater the chance that a member of that group will be fatally shot by a police officer .
There is “ no significant evidence of antiblack disparity in the likelihood of being fatally shot by police , ” they concluded .
A 2015 Justice Department analysis of the Philadelphia Police Department found that white police officers were less likely than black or Hispanic officers to shoot unarmed black suspects .
Research by Harvard economist Roland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of racial discrimination in shootings .
Any evidence to the contrary fails to take into account crime rates and civilian behavior before and during interactions with police .
The false narrative of systemic police bias resulted in targeted killings of officers during the Obama presidency .
The pattern may be repeating itself .
Officers are being assaulted and shot at while they try to arrest gun suspects or respond to the growing riots .
Police precincts and courthouses have been destroyed with impunity , which will encourage more civilization-destroying violence .
If the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement in minority neighborhoods is reborn as the Minneapolis effect , the thousands of law-abiding African Americans who depend on the police for basic safety will once again be the victims .
The Myth of Systemic Police Racism | Hold officers accountable who use excessive force .
But there ’ s no evidence of widespread racial bias , by Heather Mac Donald , June 2 , 2020 Sarah Palin was attacked by the ADL and various Jewish leaders for saying it was a “ blood libel ” when every MSM opinionator and Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mass shooting in Tucson .
( The shooter was an apolitical madman . )
But Rabbi Shmuley Boteach defended Palin in the Wall Street Journal [ Sarah Palin Is Right About 'Blood Libel ' | Judaism rejects the idea of collective responsibility for murder , January 14 , 2011 ] Alan Dershowitz defended her in the Guardian [ Anyone can use 'blood libel ' – even Sarah Palin , by Alan Dershowitz , Guardian , January 13 , 2011 ] and Ann Coulter defended her in her syndicated column The theory of Palin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ blood libel ” is unique to the Jewish experience , and must not be used by other groups , being reserved for this particular myth ( See U.S. Jewish Leaders Slam Sarah Palin 's Blood Libel Accusation , by Natasha Mozgovaya , Haaretz , January 12 , 2011—a headline that suggests Palin had committed a blood libel , rather than being on the receiving end of one ) .
Given that , it ’ s obviously evidence of double standards that two separate Jewish critics of Trump ( Paul Krugman and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accuse him of committing a “ blood libel ” against , respectively , Muslims and Mexicans—who are , despite both men ’ s wonkish references to crime rates , actually killing people : • Return of the Blood Libel by Paul Krugman , June 21 , 2018 The point is that both Marshall and Krugman seem to believe immigrant crime is a myth , in spite of the evidence , and that in pointing out immigrant crime—mostly by illegals , who by definition are all criminals , of course—Trump is maligning these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
In another story from Haaretz , the headline of which once again makes it look as if Palin was the one committing the libel , Palin was quoted as saying “ Blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands .
In this case , that 's exactly what was going on ... Just two days before , an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal had that term in its title .
And that term has been used for eons.
” Palin Defends Use of anti-Semitic Term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands .
In this case , that 's exactly what was going on , ' Palin tells Fox News .
Reuters , Haaretz , January 18 , 2011 And , while it ’ s true that blacks themselves may be , for the thousandth time , “ hardest hit ” by uncontrolled black violence , maybe politicians and pundits should give some thought to the intended victims of this Blood Libel and the resultant pogroms—white America .
James Fulford [ Email him ] has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for almost 20 years .

The Black Lives Matter campaign is a blood libel against white America. Let me explain what I mean by that.
A Blood Libel is currently defined by Wikipedia as
Wikipedia also says currently:
The term 'blood libel' has also been used in reference to any unpleasant or damaging false accusation, and as a result, it has acquired a broader metaphorical meaning. However, this usage of the term remains controversial, and Jewish groups object to it.[9][10][11]
Well, that’s what’s going on with Black Lives Matter. It’s one long blood libel. And it’s entirely made up.
Black reporter Wesley Lowery has a book called They Can't Kill Us All, based on two or three deaths (and a lot of rioting) in Ferguson and Baltimore. This is another blood libel—no one is trying to “kill them all”—the police are trying to keep them from killing each other.
These widely publicized deaths are usually the result of either a criminal attack by a black person on a police officer or an accidental death attributable to the arrested black person’s own bad health.
This blood libel, which David Cole calls The Myth That Burns Our Cities [TakiMag, July 7, 2020], has been sold to black America and younger, more liberal parts of white America, and is responsible for a lot of deaths. It hugely increases the black on black murder rate when police are knocked back, and rioters and Black Lives Matter gunmen kill a lot of people directly.
The basic unreported fact is the huge amount of crime committed by blacks, which it’s considered indecent to speak of in a newspaper.
Steve Sailer asked recently, based on some research, if blacks were only about eight times as murderous as whites (a ratio that James Q. Wilson wrote in 2002 has “existed for well over a century ” ) or 11.7 times as murderous, based on some recent research.
Heather Mac Donald, writing in the Wall Street Journal, calls “systemic police racism” a myth, and she has, as usual, evidence to prove it:
Police shootings are not the reason that blacks die of homicide at eight times the rate of whites and Hispanics combined; criminal violence is. The latest in a series of studies undercutting the claim of systemic police bias was published in August 2019 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that the more frequently officers encounter violent suspects from any given racial group, the greater the chance that a member of that group will be fatally shot by a police officer. There is “no significant evidence of antiblack disparity in the likelihood of being fatally shot by police,” they concluded. A 2015 Justice Department analysis of the Philadelphia Police Department found that white police officers were less likely than black or Hispanic officers to shoot unarmed black suspects. Research by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer Jr. also found no evidence of racial discrimination in shootings. Any evidence to the contrary fails to take into account crime rates and civilian behavior before and during interactions with police. The false narrative of systemic police bias resulted in targeted killings of officers during the Obama presidency. The pattern may be repeating itself. Officers are being assaulted and shot at while they try to arrest gun suspects or respond to the growing riots. Police precincts and courthouses have been destroyed with impunity, which will encourage more civilization-destroying violence. If the Ferguson effect of officers backing off law enforcement in minority neighborhoods is reborn as the Minneapolis effect, the thousands of law-abiding African Americans who depend on the police for basic safety will once again be the victims. The Myth of Systemic Police Racism | Hold officers accountable who use excessive force. But there’s no evidence of widespread racial bias, by Heather Mac Donald, June 2, 2020
Sarah Palin was attacked by the ADL and various Jewish leaders for saying it was a “blood libel” when every MSM opinionator and Democratic party functionary accused her of inspiring a mass shooting in Tucson. (The shooter was an apolitical madman.)
But Rabbi Shmuley Boteach defended Palin in the Wall Street Journal [Sarah Palin Is Right About 'Blood Libel' | Judaism rejects the idea of collective responsibility for murder, January 14, 2011]. Alan Dershowitz defended her in the Guardian [Anyone can use 'blood libel' – even Sarah Palin, by Alan Dershowitz, Guardian, January 13, 2011] and Ann Coulter defended her in her syndicated column
The same people who had blamed Sarah Palin for the massacre at the Tucson Safeway and then taunted her for her "silence" were enraged when she responded. Mud Libel, January 19, 2011
The theory of Palin’s critics is that the concept of “blood libel” is unique to the Jewish experience, and must not be used by other groups, being reserved for this particular myth. (See U.S. Jewish Leaders Slam Sarah Palin's Blood Libel Accusation, by Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz, January 12, 2011—a headline that suggests Palin had committed a blood libel, rather than being on the receiving end of one.)
Given that, it’s obviously evidence of double standards that two separate Jewish critics of Trump (Paul Krugman and Joshua Micah Marshall) did not scruple to accuse him of committing a “blood libel” against, respectively, Muslims and Mexicans—who are, despite both men’s wonkish references to crime rates, actually killing people:
The point is that both Marshall and Krugman seem to believe immigrant crime is a myth, in spite of the evidence, and that in pointing out immigrant crime—mostly by illegals, who by definition are all criminals, of course—Trump is maligning these people and setting the white majority against them.
In another story from Haaretz, the headline of which once again makes it look as if Palin was the one committing the libel, Palin was quoted as saying
“Blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. In this case, that's exactly what was going on... Just two days before, an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal had that term in its title. And that term has been used for eons.” Palin Defends Use of anti-Semitic Term 'Blood Libel' | 'Blood libel obviously means being falsely accused of having blood on your hands. In this case, that's exactly what was going on,' Palin tells Fox News, Reuters, Haaretz, January 18, 2011
So “Black Lives Matter” isn’t just a “myth.”
I repeat—it’s a BLOOD LIBEL.
And, while it’s true that blacks themselves may be, for the thousandth time, “hardest hit” by uncontrolled black violence, maybe politicians and pundits should give some thought to the intended victims of this Blood Libel and the resultant pogroms—white America.
James Fulford [Email him] has been a writer and editor for VDARE.com for almost 20 years.


vdare--2020-07-10--Another Letter: the Canceled Had It Coming, Good and Hard, Especially That Transphobic Harry Potter

Another Letter: the Canceled Had It Coming, Good and Hard, Especially That Transphobic Harry Potter Lady

From The Objective , a counter letter explaining why people who get canceled deserve it .
A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate On Tuesday , 153 of the most prominent journalists , authors , and writers , including J. K. Rowling , Malcolm Gladwell , and David Brooks , published an open call for civility in Harper ’ s Magazine .
They write , in the pages of a prominent magazine that ’ s infamous for being anti-union , not paying its interns , and firing editors over editorial disagreements with the publisher : “ The free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifeblood of a liberal society , is daily becoming more constricted.
” The signatories , many of them white , wealthy , and endowed with massive platforms , argue that they are afraid of being silenced , that so-called cancel culture is out of control , and that they fear for their jobs and free exchange of ideas , even as they speak from one of the most prestigious magazines in the country .
The letter was spearheaded by Thomas Chatterton Williams , a Black writer who believes “ that racism at once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transcended—especially at the interpersonal level.
” Since the letter was published , some commentators have used Williams ’ s presence and the presence of other non-white writers to argue that the letter presents a selection of diverse voices .
But they miss the point : the irony of the piece is that nowhere in it do the signatories mention how marginalized voices have been silenced for generations in journalism , academia , and publishing .
… Rowling , one of the signers , has spouted transphobic and transmisogynist rhetoric , mocking the idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likening transition-related medical care such as hormone replacement therapy to conversion therapy .
She directly interacts with fans on Twitter , publishes letters littered with transphobic rhetoric , and gets away with platforming violent anti-trans speakers to her 14 million followers .
Jesse Singal , another signer , is a cis man infamous for advancing his career by writing derogatorily about trans issues .
In 2018 , Singal had a cover story in The Atlantic expressing skepticism about the benefits of gender-affirming care for trans youth .
No trans writer has been afforded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dismisses criticism from trans people , but he has a much larger platform than any trans journalist .
In fact , a 2018 Jezebel report found that Singal was part of a closed Google listserv of more than 400 left-leaning media elites who praised his work , with not a single out trans person in the group .
He also has an antagonistic history with trans journalists , academics , and other writers , dedicating many Medium posts to attempting to refute or discredit their claims and reputations .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter did not communicate clearly and honestly with all the signatories .
One invited professor , who did not sign the Harper 's letter , said that he was asked to sign a letter `` arguing for bolder , more meaningful efforts at racial and gender inclusion in journalism , academia , and the arts . ''
The letter in its final form fails to make this argument at all .
Another of the signers , author and professor Jennifer Finney Boylan , who is also a trans woman , said on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had signed it until it was published .
Another signatory , Lucia Martinez Valdivia , said in a Medium post : “ When I asked to know who the other signatories were , the names I was shown were those of people of color from all over the political spectrum , and not those of people who have taken gender-critical or trans-exclusionary positions.
” The Force is strong in the Tranissaries .
Whatever SJW movement these rightwing ubermensches get into , they take over .
… About this letter This letter was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color with contributions from the larger journalism , academic , and publishing community .
While a few of us organized the writing process , our role was to facilitate the group ’ s voice , not set the content or direction .
Contributions were seen by all the collaborators and accepted through consensus .
There is no particular order to this list of signatories , nor did any one person do the bulk of the work in writing the letter .
Many signatories on our list noted their institutional affiliation but not their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is a sad fact , and in part why we wrote the letter .
Signed Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NBC News ; Brooke Binkowski , Journalism ; Jonathan Dresner , Ph.D. , Academia , Pittsburg State University , Kansas ; Aída Chávez , Journalism , The Intercept ; Joseph Hernandez , Journalism , Bon Appétit ; Ev Crunden , Journalism ; Stacia Ryder , Academia ; Holly Piepenburg , Journalism ; Shannon Clark , Academia , American University ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NBC News ; Alan Henry , Journalism ; Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rhodes , Journalism , Block Club Chicago ; Sydette Harry , Research/Freelance , USC ; Arionne Nettles , Academia , Northwestern University ; Andrea González-Ramírez , Journalism , GEN ; Solomon Gustavo , Journalism , MinnPost ; Tommy Christopher , Journalism , Mediaite ; Unsigned , Journalism ; Alex Zaragoza , Journalism , VICE Media ; Adriana Heldiz , Journalism , Voice of San Diego ; Wil Williams , Journalism , Podcast Problems LLC ; Rosalie Chan , Journalism ; Janelle Salanga , Journalism ; Gabe Schneider , Journalism , MinnPost ; Joseph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , San Diego ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , Verizon Media ; Jasmine Snow , Journalism , Minnesota Daily ; Karen Attiah , Journalism ; Shoshana Wodinsky , Journalism , Gizmodo ; Joan Summers , Journalism , Jezebel ; Marina Fang , Journalism , HuffPost ; Tauhid Chappell , Journalism , Free Press ; Mel Plaut , Author ; Nicholas Trevino , Government Oversight ; Naoko Shibusawa , Academia , Brown University ; Jack Herrera , Journalism , Freelance Reporter ; Carlos Maza , Journalism , Freelance ; Azucena Rasilla , Journalism ; Malaika @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nonprofit , Radical Communicators Network / freelance writer ; Mutale Nkonde , Journalism ; Melissa Martin , Filmmaker/Academic , Freelance/Carnegie Mellon University ; Mahsa Alimardani , Academia ; Chia-Yi Hou , Journalism , The Hill ; Joshua Eaton , Journalism , Freelance Investigative Reporter ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , E.W .
Scripps ; Sarah Weinman , Author ; Jessica Schulberg , Journalism , HuffPost ; Sarah J. Jackson , Academia , University of Pennsylvania ; Tim Barribeau , Journalism , Wirecutter ; Vasuki Nesiah , Academia , NYU ; Kimber Streams , Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Sarah Jones , Journalism , New York Magazine ; Alyza Enriquez , Journalism , VICE ; Unsigned , Journalism , The Hill ; Siobhán McGuirk , Journalism , Red Pepper magazine ( UK ) ; Elon Green , Journalism , Freelance ; Razzan Nakhlawi , Journalism ; Brandy N. Carie , Theatre & Film , Freelance Writer & Director ; Pravin Wilkins , Playwright , City Books Writer-in-Residence ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , Wirecutter ; Laura Wagner , Journalism , VICE ; Joseph Hefner , Writer/Filmmaker/Stage Director , Freelance ; Chelsea Cirruzzo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Jaz Twersky , Podcaster ; Cassius Adair , Academia and Journalism , NYU Media Culture and Communication + Freelance ; Kimu Elolia , Publishing , Spotify ; Princess Ojiaku , Journalism / Civic Tech ; Unsigned/NDA , NPR ; Nick Guy , Journalism ; Chanda Prescod-Weinstein , Academia , University of New Hampshire ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , New York Times ; Sasha Costanza-Chock , Academia , Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Wendy Lu , Journalism , HuffPost ; Unsigned , Academia , NYU ; Ryan Mac , Journalism ; Lucy Diavolo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lenz , Author , The Cedar Rapids Gazette ; Unsigned/NDA , Colorado Public Radio News ; Lisa Nakamura , Academia ; Lizz Huerta , Author ; Smitha Khorana , Publishing ; Miho Watabe , Archivism ; Ben Schaefer , Academia , University of Illinois at Chicago ; Callie Wright , Journalism ; Tris Mamone , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Dawn Ennis , Journalism , Outsports ; Akela Lacy , Journalism , The Intercept ; Alexander Lee , Publishing , W.W. Norton & Company ; Unsigned , Screenwriter ; Angela Misri , Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yu , Civic tech , Corgi & Bun ; Maya Srikrishnan , Journalism , Voice of San Diego ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , The New York Times ; Kameron Burns , Journalism , WIRED ; Adrienne Shih , Journalism ; Carrie Gillon , Alt-ac , Freelance ; Daniel Varghese , Journalism , GQ ; Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani , Journalism ; Shelby Weldon , Journalism , Outsports ; Sarah Ruiz-Grossman , Journalism , HuffPost ; Gaby Del Valle , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Kristine White , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Marlee Baldridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , Slate Magazine ; Michael Izquierdo , Journalism , Freelancer ; Izz LaMagdeleine , Journalism , Freelance ; Ella Chen , Journalism , The Triton/UCSD ; Talia Lavin , Journalism , Freelancer ; Ethan Edward Coston , Journalism ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , POLITICO ; Kelsey D. Atherton , Journalism , Freelance writer ; Unsigned , Journalism , Public Media ; Amal Ahmed , Journalism , Texas Observer ; Siri Chilukuri , Journalism , Block Club Chicago ; Dylan Miettinen , Journalism , The Minnesota Daily ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Feinberg , Journalism ; Julia Llinas Goodman , Journalism ; Jacob Sutherland , Journalism , Catalyst.cm ; Lilly Irani , Academia , UC San Diego ; NDA , Journalism , The Hill ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , McClatchy ; Paula Chakravartty , Academia , NYU ; Robert Mejia , Academia , North Dakota State University ; Unassigned/NDA , Journalism , Wirecutter ; Thom Dunn , Journalism , BoingBoing ; Anna Merlan , Journalism ; Hunter Boone , Journalism , Wirecutter/NYT ; Tanvi Misra , Journalism ; Zachary Clein , Entertainment ( Theatre/Film/TV ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journalism ; Julie Owono , NGO ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NPR ; Marie Cruz Soto , Academia , NYU ; Unsigned/NDA , Journalism , NPR ; Ariana Wilson , Journalism , Freelance ; Myra Washington , Academia , University of Utah ; Sameena Mustafa , Journalism , Hand Her the Mic LLC ; Edward Ongweso JR , Journalism Motherboard , VICE Media ; Nicole Cooke , Academia , University of South Carolina ; Kerri Greenidge , Academia ; Noah Berlatsky , Journalism , Freelance writer ; Peter Odell Campbell , Academia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journalism , NPR ; Minh-Ha T. Pham , Academia , Graduate Program in Media Studies , Pratt Institute ; Ritty Lukose , Academia , New York University ; Unsigned , Journalism , Condé Nast ; P. Claire Dodson , Journalism , Teen Vogue ; Khemani Gibson , Academia , New York University ; Bridget Read , Journalism , New York Magazine ; Shamira Ibrahim , Journalism , Freelance Writer ; Tiffany Bui , Journalism , The Minnesota Daily ; Aria Velasquez , Journalism ; Unsigned , Academia , University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Nevada ; Anjali Vats , Academia , Boston College ; Jordan Coley , Journalism ; Joshua Lyon , Author ; Kerry Jo Green , Academia , Brandeis University I can remember ever hearing of only 4 of these folks : Karen Attiah , Chanda Prescod-Weinstein , Noah Berlatsky , and Ashley Feinberg , and only in comic circumstances .
This is not a list of talented people .
By the way , shouldn ’ t signatories of open letters list their Intersectionality Pokemon Points ?
Then they could add up which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determine who wins .

From The Objective, a counter letter explaining why people who get canceled deserve it.
A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate On Tuesday, 153 of the most prominent journalists, authors, and writers, including J. K. Rowling, Malcolm Gladwell, and David Brooks, published an open call for civility in Harper’s Magazine. They write, in the pages of a prominent magazine that’s infamous for being anti-union, not paying its interns, and firing editors over editorial disagreements with the publisher: “The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted.” The signatories, many of them white, wealthy, and endowed with massive platforms, argue that they are afraid of being silenced, that so-called cancel culture is out of control, and that they fear for their jobs and free exchange of ideas, even as they speak from one of the most prestigious magazines in the country. The letter was spearheaded by Thomas Chatterton Williams, a Black writer who believes “that racism at once persists and is also capable of being transcended—especially at the interpersonal level.” Since the letter was published, some commentators have used Williams’s presence and the presence of other non-white writers to argue that the letter presents a selection of diverse voices. But they miss the point: the irony of the piece is that nowhere in it do the signatories mention how marginalized voices have been silenced for generations in journalism, academia, and publishing.
Also, redlining.
… Rowling, one of the signers, has spouted transphobic and transmisogynist rhetoric, mocking the idea that trans men could exist, and likening transition-related medical care such as hormone replacement therapy to conversion therapy. She directly interacts with fans on Twitter, publishes letters littered with transphobic rhetoric, and gets away with platforming violent anti-trans speakers to her 14 million followers. Jesse Singal, another signer, is a cis man infamous for advancing his career by writing derogatorily about trans issues. In 2018, Singal had a cover story in The Atlantic expressing skepticism about the benefits of gender-affirming care for trans youth. No trans writer has been afforded the same space. Singal often faces and dismisses criticism from trans people, but he has a much larger platform than any trans journalist. In fact, a 2018 Jezebel report found that Singal was part of a closed Google listserv of more than 400 left-leaning media elites who praised his work, with not a single out trans person in the group. He also has an antagonistic history with trans journalists, academics, and other writers, dedicating many Medium posts to attempting to refute or discredit their claims and reputations. It’s also clear that the organizers of the letter did not communicate clearly and honestly with all the signatories. One invited professor, who did not sign the Harper's letter, said that he was asked to sign a letter "arguing for bolder, more meaningful efforts at racial and gender inclusion in journalism, academia, and the arts." The letter in its final form fails to make this argument at all. Another of the signers, author and professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, who is also a trans woman, said on Twitter that she did not know who else had signed it until it was published. Another signatory, Lucia Martinez Valdivia, said in a Medium post: “When I asked to know who the other signatories were, the names I was shown were those of people of color from all over the political spectrum, and not those of people who have taken gender-critical or trans-exclusionary positions.”
The Force is strong in the Tranissaries. Whatever SJW movement these rightwing ubermensches get into, they take over.
… About this letter
This letter was a group effort, started by journalists of color with contributions from the larger journalism, academic, and publishing community. While a few of us organized the writing process, our role was to facilitate the group’s voice, not set the content or direction. Contributions were seen by all the collaborators and accepted through consensus. There is no particular order to this list of signatories, nor did any one person do the bulk of the work in writing the letter. Many signatories on our list noted their institutional affiliation but not their name, fearful of professional retaliation. It is a sad fact, and in part why we wrote the letter. Signed
Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NBC News; Brooke Binkowski, Journalism; Jonathan Dresner, Ph.D., Academia, Pittsburg State University, Kansas; Aída Chávez, Journalism, The Intercept; Joseph Hernandez, Journalism, Bon Appétit; Ev Crunden, Journalism; Stacia Ryder, Academia; Holly Piepenburg, Journalism; Shannon Clark, Academia, American University; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NBC News; Alan Henry, Journalism; Michael Waters, Journalism, Freelance; Dawn Rhodes, Journalism, Block Club Chicago; Sydette Harry, Research/Freelance, USC; Arionne Nettles, Academia, Northwestern University; Andrea González-Ramírez, Journalism, GEN; Solomon Gustavo, Journalism, MinnPost; Tommy Christopher, Journalism, Mediaite; Unsigned, Journalism; Alex Zaragoza, Journalism, VICE Media; Adriana Heldiz, Journalism, Voice of San Diego; Wil Williams, Journalism, Podcast Problems LLC; Rosalie Chan, Journalism; Janelle Salanga, Journalism; Gabe Schneider, Journalism, MinnPost; Joseph Hankins, Academia, University of California, San Diego; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Verizon Media; Jasmine Snow, Journalism, Minnesota Daily; Karen Attiah, Journalism; Shoshana Wodinsky, Journalism, Gizmodo; Joan Summers, Journalism, Jezebel; Marina Fang, Journalism, HuffPost; Tauhid Chappell, Journalism, Free Press; Mel Plaut, Author; Nicholas Trevino, Government Oversight; Naoko Shibusawa, Academia, Brown University; Jack Herrera, Journalism, Freelance Reporter; Carlos Maza, Journalism, Freelance; Azucena Rasilla, Journalism; Malaika Jabali, Journalism; Marzena Zukowska, Nonprofit, Radical Communicators Network / freelance writer; Mutale Nkonde, Journalism; Melissa Martin, Filmmaker/Academic, Freelance/Carnegie Mellon University; Mahsa Alimardani, Academia; Chia-Yi Hou, Journalism, The Hill; Joshua Eaton, Journalism, Freelance Investigative Reporter; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, E.W. Scripps; Sarah Weinman, Author; Jessica Schulberg, Journalism, HuffPost; Sarah J. Jackson, Academia, University of Pennsylvania; Tim Barribeau, Journalism, Wirecutter; Vasuki Nesiah, Academia, NYU; Kimber Streams, Journalism; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Public Radio; Sarah Jones, Journalism, New York Magazine; Alyza Enriquez, Journalism, VICE; Unsigned, Journalism, The Hill; Siobhán McGuirk, Journalism, Red Pepper magazine (UK); Elon Green, Journalism, Freelance; Razzan Nakhlawi, Journalism; Brandy N. Carie, Theatre & Film, Freelance Writer & Director; Pravin Wilkins, Playwright, City Books Writer-in-Residence; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Wirecutter; Laura Wagner, Journalism, VICE; Joseph Hefner, Writer/Filmmaker/Stage Director, Freelance; Chelsea Cirruzzo, Journalism; Janet Towle, Author; Jaz Twersky, Podcaster; Cassius Adair, Academia and Journalism, NYU Media Culture and Communication + Freelance; Kimu Elolia, Publishing, Spotify; Princess Ojiaku, Journalism / Civic Tech; Unsigned/NDA, NPR; Nick Guy, Journalism; Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Academia, University of New Hampshire; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, New York Times; Sasha Costanza-Chock, Academia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Wendy Lu, Journalism, HuffPost; Unsigned, Academia, NYU; Ryan Mac, Journalism; Lucy Diavolo, Journalism, Teen Vogue; Lyz Lenz, Author, The Cedar Rapids Gazette; Unsigned/NDA, Colorado Public Radio News; Lisa Nakamura, Academia; Lizz Huerta, Author; Smitha Khorana, Publishing; Miho Watabe, Archivism; Ben Schaefer, Academia, University of Illinois at Chicago; Callie Wright, Journalism; Tris Mamone, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Dawn Ennis, Journalism, Outsports; Akela Lacy, Journalism, The Intercept; Alexander Lee, Publishing, W.W. Norton & Company; Unsigned, Screenwriter; Angela Misri, Journalism; Minnah Zaheer, Journalism; Cordelia Yu, Civic tech, Corgi & Bun; Maya Srikrishnan, Journalism, Voice of San Diego; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, The New York Times; Kameron Burns, Journalism, WIRED; Adrienne Shih, Journalism; Carrie Gillon, Alt-ac, Freelance; Daniel Varghese, Journalism, GQ; Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, Journalism; Shelby Weldon, Journalism, Outsports; Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, Journalism, HuffPost; Gaby Del Valle, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Kristine White, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Marlee Baldridge, Academia, University of Missouri; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, Slate Magazine; Michael Izquierdo, Journalism, Freelancer; Izz LaMagdeleine, Journalism, Freelance; Ella Chen, Journalism , The Triton/UCSD; Talia Lavin, Journalism, Freelancer; Ethan Edward Coston, Journalism; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, POLITICO; Kelsey D. Atherton, Journalism, Freelance writer; Unsigned, Journalism, Public Media; Amal Ahmed, Journalism, Texas Observer; Siri Chilukuri, Journalism, Block Club Chicago; Dylan Miettinen, Journalism, The Minnesota Daily; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, The New York Times; Ashley Feinberg, Journalism; Julia Llinas Goodman, Journalism; Jacob Sutherland, Journalism, Catalyst.cm; Lilly Irani, Academia, UC San Diego; NDA, Journalism, The Hill; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, McClatchy; Paula Chakravartty, Academia, NYU; Robert Mejia, Academia, North Dakota State University; Unassigned/NDA, Journalism, Wirecutter; Thom Dunn, Journalism, BoingBoing; Anna Merlan, Journalism; Hunter Boone, Journalism, Wirecutter/NYT; Tanvi Misra, Journalism; Zachary Clein, Entertainment (Theatre/Film/TV), Freelance writer; Maxwell Strachan, Journalism; Julie Owono, NGO; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NPR; Marie Cruz Soto, Academia, NYU; Unsigned/NDA, Journalism, NPR; Ariana Wilson, Journalism, Freelance; Myra Washington, Academia, University of Utah; Sameena Mustafa, Journalism, Hand Her the Mic LLC; Edward Ongweso JR, Journalism Motherboard, VICE Media; Nicole Cooke, Academia, University of South Carolina; Kerri Greenidge, Academia; Noah Berlatsky, Journalism, Freelance writer; Peter Odell Campbell, Academia, University of Pittsburgh; Thomas Wilburn, Journalism, NPR; Minh-Ha T. Pham, Academia, Graduate Program in Media Studies, Pratt Institute; Ritty Lukose, Academia, New York University; Unsigned, Journalism, Condé Nast; P. Claire Dodson, Journalism, Teen Vogue; Khemani Gibson, Academia, New York University; Bridget Read, Journalism, New York Magazine; Shamira Ibrahim, Journalism, Freelance Writer; Tiffany Bui, Journalism, The Minnesota Daily; Aria Velasquez, Journalism; Unsigned, Academia, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Naseem Jamnia, Academia/Freelance Writer, University of Nevada; Anjali Vats, Academia, Boston College; Jordan Coley, Journalism; Joshua Lyon, Author; Kerry Jo Green, Academia, Brandeis University
I can remember ever hearing of only 4 of these folks: Karen Attiah, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Noah Berlatsky, and Ashley Feinberg, and only in comic circumstances. This is not a list of talented people.
By the way, shouldn’t signatories of open letters list their Intersectionality Pokemon Points? Then they could add up which letter has the most Diversity credits and determine who wins.
[Comment at Unz.com]