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Power & Publishing, a THREAD 1/n: Warm thanks to those who have helped share this essay. Its appearance marks the end of a 4.5 month struggle, which I share here, though perhaps risky—but we’re at a point where this is what needs to be said (conscious of lareviewofbooks.org/article/fascis…
writing this after a mass shooting of Asian women in the US & as British journalists & editors protest the Society of Editors’ denial of racism in British media).
I wrote the essay early Nov. & pitched it to UK outlets. After almost 2 months, a prominent Leftist magazine 2/n
I wrote the essay early Nov. & pitched it to UK outlets. After almost 2 months, a prominent Leftist magazine 2/n
said they’d be happy to print it, but a month later, on the literal eve of publication, reneged, citing a “delay” ordered by the editor-in-chief. I said, no problem, did they think weeks or months? *They never wrote back.*
Meanwhile, the handful of white male experts in 3/n
Meanwhile, the handful of white male experts in 3/n
