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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      5. In other words, if we read the tweets in context, its clear that Jeong was not (absurdly) arguing that white people are "genetically disposed to burn faster, etc." Rather, she was parodying the scientific racism of ... Andrew Sullivan.

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      6. This is one example but it stands as a synecdoche for the larger controversy. Jeong made statements which are clearly jokes/satires/jibes & bad faith readers like Sullivan insist on reading them as racism.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      7. Now, here is a very clear-cut case of @sullydish misrepresenting someone. Will he apologize? Will @NYMag issue a retraction & apology? LOL.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      8. It's easy enough to criticize Andrew Sullivan. Let's take it step further and ask about New York magazine editor Adam Moss (is he on twitter?)

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Andrew Sullivan

      9. Adam Moss made the decision that @sullydish, someone who finds Asian names & accents to be inherently funny, was a good person to write about the Jeong controversy.https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/363407519755939840 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      Andrew Sullivan @sullydish
      I’m English by origin. As a people, we will never stop giggling at funny names and Asian accents: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/08/02/you-think-weiner-is-bad-ctd-4/ …
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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Andrew Prokop

      10. Addendum. This lays out in an even clearer manner the fact that the tweet Sullivan objected to was one parodying Sullivan himself:https://twitter.com/awprokop/status/1025484876278112261 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      Andrew ProkopVerified account @awprokop
      A play in three acts: 12/22/14: Sully defends running infamous race/IQ essay 12/23/14: Jeong parodies his "both sides" logic on Twitter 8/03/18: Sully sees that old tweet, doesn't realize it's making fun of him, calls her a racist. via @studentactivism pic.twitter.com/O36Y899pCU
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    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Aug 2018

      11. Addendum II: This by my colleague @onesarahjones is good:https://newrepublic.com/article/150404/dont-call-harassed-writer-neo-nazi …

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    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Aug 2018

      12. Addendum: @sullydish is avidly promoting a charming fellow who a) is offended at a joke making "rice cooking app for white people" b) repeatedly uses the phrase "white genocide" without irony. c) reads a joke about alt-right paranoia about "white genocide" literallypic.twitter.com/PsXrs0pePN

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    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Aug 2018

      13. The concept "white genocide" has a particular provenance. It's a signature concept of the alt-right. @sullydish is helping mainstream this idea and Adam Moss is totally okay with that.

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    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Aug 2018

      14. Here's the thing. If you are offended by "rice cooking app for white people" how do you deal with "White Men Can't Jump," Eddie Murphy's "White Like Me" or, in fact, 99% of hack stand up comedy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L104LViQeIw …

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Aug 2018

      15. Hypothesis: leftists tend to slightly over-rate Evelyn Waugh & Anthony Powell out of a nostalgia for conservatives who understood irony & satire.

      12:32 PM - 4 Aug 2018
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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Aug 2018

          16. Oh look, the Jeong critic that @sullydish avidly promoted & repeatedly re-tweeted thinks we should keep an open mind about Pizzagate. Cool, cool.pic.twitter.com/D6ceFzG0de

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Aug 2018

          17. So, to recap: in his eagerness to discredit Sarah Jeong, @sullydish promoted a guy who believes alt-right theory that "white genocide" is a real threat & is Pizzagate curious. And Adam Moss is okay with this & doesn't think it reflects poorly on New York magazine. Cool!!!!

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        1. C Trombley‏ @C_Trombley1 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          No Jeet stop the point has been made Noooooooooooo

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        2. Matt of Boston‏ @mattoboston 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Your attacks on @sullydish are wearing thin. It plays poorly. Stop attacking others and exist on your own merits. You are beginning to sound and act like Trump.

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        3. Spartacuz‏ @Spartacousin 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @mattoboston @HeerJeet @sullydish

          It's disingenuous to frame Heer's comments as "attacks" when he's merely criticizing. And given Sullivan's rather embarrassing gaffe yesterday, criticism is clearly necessary.

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        2. Todd G.‏ @MetroGram 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Todd G. Retweeted Jeet Heer

          Who?? https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1025826741460377600 … 💀

          Todd G. added,

          Jeet HeerVerified account @HeerJeet
          15. Hypothesis: leftists tend to slightly over-rate Evelyn Waugh & Anthony Powell out of a nostalgia for conservatives who understood irony & satire.
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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @MetroGram

          Perry Anderson. See recent LRB.

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        1. klhoughton‏ @klhoughton 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          "slightly" is doing too much work.

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        1. Nick‏ @getyrtrouserson 4 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Or Henry Green for the real aficionados.

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        1. Ben Klug  🌹 ⛵️‏ @silkandstone 4 Aug 2018
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          I wonder, not without pain, if this isn't part of my appreciation of Gene Wolfe.

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