At WaPo, "It is too bad I have been silenced":
It Is Too Bad I Have Been Silenced https://t.co/Fyl26sxuhq
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) April 21, 2018
Alexandra Petri is a genius. A column like that is so much more than a joke one-off— she nailed at least 3 current issues while simultaneously parodying his pretentious tone AND the nonsense use of lynching metaphors. Blows me away.
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) April 21, 2018
Every day I have to exist in this so-called free country of America, I fear that I may pay the ultimate price: not having column space in EVERY publication. Think carefully, America. Is it not a fearful thing to ask that people refrain from expressing every provocative thought that occurs to them? Is it not a hideous imposition that you are free to say anything you wish, but sometimes people will respond by saying they would not care to read what you have written, and do not think you ought to be given a large platform from which to express your haphazard thoughts, and they would rather not work with you if you have repeatedly suggested they are sub-human? We have been cast into the pit of Tartarus by many tiny hands! I cannot (metaphorically) breathe!
When I walk out each day onto the street (of ideas), I quake with fear that the (thought) police (who determine who gets to appear on panels with corporate sponsorships) may take me aside and silence me for good. Every morning, I wonder whether I will be able to go home to my family (as a columnist in a magazine or newspaper with a wide circulation). I live with this fear every day, and I can imagine nothing more chilling...
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