Firstly, what you describe, which is alerting us to what J K Rowling actually wrote.
Secondly, there is the insidious idea that we should not read an author's works, ANY of that author's work, if they fall foul of any of the current shibboleths.
By that token, we would end up reading only a tiny sliver of writers, who have not (as yet) stumbled over the many trip wires laid in our culture.
I genuinely despair for our children, and the next generation who are having all sorts of avenues cut off.
Thank you! That explains why I couldn't find it in nyt. I wonder if the anti JKR folks have any idea what's in Plato, Aristotle or Nietzche or what Tolkien believed as a Catholic? No, of course not.
There are two aspects to this, both disturbing.
Firstly, what you describe, which is alerting us to what J K Rowling actually wrote.
Secondly, there is the insidious idea that we should not read an author's works, ANY of that author's work, if they fall foul of any of the current shibboleths.
By that token, we would end up reading only a tiny sliver of writers, who have not (as yet) stumbled over the many trip wires laid in our culture.
I genuinely despair for our children, and the next generation who are having all sorts of avenues cut off.
Something like this, Lianna: https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/whsmith-a5-white-wide-ruled-writing-paper/3194440829844.html
Good morning. Could you kindly post a link to the unpersoning screen shot above? I can't find it on nyt app. Agree with this post entirely! Thank you.
A bit of googling shows that it's a photo of a subway ad. There are articles about it in the Telegraph and Spectator
Yes, subway ad running in Washington DC and NYC, at least.
Telegraph article
https://archive.ph/FR7tp
and Spectator
https://archive.ph/l7qKh
and YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4II9cYrQvE
Thank you! That explains why I couldn't find it in nyt. I wonder if the anti JKR folks have any idea what's in Plato, Aristotle or Nietzche or what Tolkien believed as a Catholic? No, of course not.