@HeerJeet Has anyone gone back & reappraised the Partisan Review crowd's reaction to Kinsey's report?--I believe both Trillings weighed in.
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@JamesWolcott Would make a great essay. The Trillings disdain for Kinsey partially motivated by homophobia.
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@HeerJeet then again, snobbery was a feature for the New York intellectuals, not a bugThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And in retrospect where NY intellectuals really failed was w/ their patronizing inability to truly reckon with Marshall McLuhan. -
@JamesWolcott Absolutely. I actually wrote on McLuhan and New York intellectuals for my M.A. thesis. - Show replies
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@JohnLacny@HeerJeet@JamesWolcott Somebody had to say it!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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