1. Go read @rgay twitter feed for story about Daniel Handler's racial humor at last nights National Book Award.
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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11. It's interesting to think about awards ceremonies as sites of racial discomfort, with inappropriate "jokes" making unease visible.
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@HeerJeet not an awards ceremony but "George Bush doesn't care about black people" was at a similar event
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@HeerJeet God it keeps going.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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