2. The piece over all is drenched in self-pity. Although he makes a few nods at contrition, the vast majority of it is about how it is he, Ghomeshi, who has suffered. To give you a flavor, it opens with a woman apologizing to him.
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3. Ghomeshi writes, “several more people accused me of sexual misconduct." In fact, that "several" is 24 in all. And the accusations include not just "misconduct" but, more specifically, choking, punching and kicking, among other violence.
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4. Ghomeshi doesn't mention he sued his former employer, the CBC, for wronglful dismal, withdrew the lawsuit, and ended up paying their court expenses.
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5. Ghomeshi doens't acknowledge that to get one of the charges withdrawn he had to admit wrong-doing and apologize.
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6. Ghomeshi makes it sound like his admitted misconduct dates from becoming a celebrity when in fact there are accusations going back to his undergraduate days.
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7. More on what's wrong with the piece: https://newrepublic.com/minutes/151241/new-york-review-books-lets-jian-ghomeshi-whitewash-past …
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There's a PDF circulating so u don't give this one clicks
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His first sentence is enough.
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