Sigh. OK, so my 2c on the 1619 project. It seems like most of the disagreement is two sides talking past each other (surprise). 1/
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(it didn't help that a lot of these contentions are controversial, and only one side was presented, but I don't think its inherently problematic for a magazine to do a symposium with an express point of view) 7/8
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yeah, the framing is a big problem...if the package had been called "The Hidden Toll of Racism" it wouldn't have been that controversial but they had to go big, so they overpromised.
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I say this as a registered GOPer, but the bigger picture is it's always the same crowd getting incensed by anything touching the subject. I remember Limbaugh getting his back up over 12 Years a Slave winning best Picture. His rationale being "Of course..."
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The lead essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones was perfectly aligned with the claims in the rollout. I'm sure that wasn't by accident.
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It also didn't help that the "Town Hall" transcript was leaked just before the series came out.
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