Wishing a truly happy birthday to @clairlemon. I keep seeing kind of snarky or nasty swipes at @QuilletteM for being supposedly a pseudo-respectable cover for regressive ideas & for people in power who don't deserve it to justify their status & the status quo generally [thread]
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@clairlemon has always been a pleasure to work with, very open-minded, supportive of me in my writing, especially as a student & when I had a much smaller platform, and hands-off as an editor in the best way, giving writers leeway to do their own thing ...Show this thread -
... finally, I think it's just incredible what she's done. For such a young person, and indeed as a woman in a man-heavy world, to stick her neck out & create her own magazine & give voice 2 many writers & perspectives that genuinely stimulate & do challenge ossified thinking ...
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... all while fending off daily abuse with confidence and even a sense of humor ... well, I think that's really impressive! ... And just one more thought --
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...As someone w/ feminist & progressive convictions AND interest in so-called 'classical liberalism' I would just encourage ppl who disagree w
@QuilletteM pieces on feminist/progressive/social-justice grounds 2 submit good-faith responses! I bet@clairlemon would happily publish!Show this thread
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I think its a worthy question whether the quality of a publication depends on it providing its own balance on its own pages, or if its enough that the publication provides a kind of balance to the media landscape at large. I'd like to hear Claire's view on this.
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That's a really interesting thought & a good question!
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