1. Go read @rgay twitter feed for story about Daniel Handler's racial humor at last nights National Book Award.
8. Stevens was shown photos of NBA judges, saw Brooks in one photos and asked, "Who's the coon?"
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9. The people around Stevens were visibly uncomfortable by the question.
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10. Stevens noticed discomfort and said, "“I know you don’t like to hear people call a lady a coon, but who is it?”
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@HeerJeet Goddamnit. Every writer I love seems to need an asterisk beside their name. Still pretty sure Nabokov stayed human. -
@adambarken On race, Nabokov was really great, yes.
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@HeerJeet Aw, cripes. Isn't there _anybody_ in the world who's worth being a fan of? -
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@HeerJeet :0 That is reprehensible. Granted that all people are complex, but I'll never read him the same way again.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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