Literally no one needs my opinion on the Sally Kohn debacle, but I just saw her on #AM2DM & I am IRATE.
She started with what sounded like a “woke” statement about how white writers need to be more careful in how they quote people of color, esp. women of color. Good. And then.
THEN.
She went on to completely undo any goodwill she *might* have fostered by diverting the topic away from how BADLY she behaved into how it was… an attack on journalism?
What? Whaaaat?
Her whole routine became a breathless: “I will not stand idly by while the good name of journalism is suuuulllllied!”
Sally as The Last Defender of Journalism’s Honor.
I halfway expected her to jump off the couch and kneel while David knighted her.
But what was especially galling was when Sally tried to compare what she had done with James Comey’s memoir and Michael Wolff’s Fire & Fury.
Something along the lines of “If Michael had tried to verify all the quotes, his book would have been a pamphlet!”
GIRL.
Sally.
I'm asking for real: Do you even know what your own book is...ABOUT?!
It’s not a tale of palace intrigue at the highest ranks of power. It’s not about the misdeeds of elected and highly public officials.
It’s about… getting along with people? "REPAIRING OUR HUMANITY" is literally in your subtitle.
TBH, I’m never going to read it, but did I get the overall gist of it wrong?
Have you ever heard of a little thing called context?
Aminatou is a private citizen, not a power-hungry senator.
She “gave” you a “quote” (I'm not even a little bit convinced) about something that could put her in a very vulnerable position.
This is not about pee tapes. This is about having another person’s back.
Dare I say it's about... humanity??
I don't know Aminatou personally, but have been a faithful listener of Call Your Girlfriend for a long time, and I do know this: she’s someone who is incredibly thoughtful about how she engages with the world.
She did not deserve this awful, egregious treatment.
And you, Sally, you are no knight.
You are no defender of honor.
Step all the way off.
It's all here:
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