Lesley Arfin, John Derbyshire, Vice, Taki Magazine, and the Lingering Cultural Capital of Racism
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At first glance, Lesley Arfin, the Vice contributor and writer on HBO’s sitcom Girls, and John Derbyshire, the former National Review columnist, have little in common. They’re a woman and a man, a naughty provocateur and a writer on, among other things, China and mathematics, whose work resonates in New York and Washington respectively. But in the last month or so, they’ve served as illustrations of the ugly fact that racism retains a certain cultural capital even among bastions of people who like to consider themselves enlightened.
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Also read the article linked to in this one, ‘Girls’ Writer Is Learning There’s No Such Thing as Ironic Racism.
Hat tip: Gus’s retweet of this:
How hipster racism and “scientific” racism reinforce each other thkpr.gs/HZkgYq (via @AlyssaRosenberg)
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