2. The thing with the "culture war" as metaphor is it implies fixed and unchanging sides, like troops facing each other in the trenches of World War I in long combat. but in actual cultural strife, people are mobile & change.
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3. Dan Savage is an interesting figure because in his column he's been both an educator & has himself been schooled, sometimes harshly, by readers (particularly bi, trans & Black readers).
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4. Journalism of the type Savage practices is educating yourself in public, an often messy process, frequently shortcircuited by stubbornness & defensiveness. But it's also one of the real pathways to genuinely lasting cultural improvement.
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5. Inspired by Anderson article, I talked to
@sarahbarmak, a younger writer in the field of sexual discourse, to survey Savage's career, his contributions & controversies & ask whether its time to pass the michttps://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-savages-sexual-politics?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source= …Show this thread
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