Re:Philip Roth has died
by ams6110 on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @03:34PM
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If someone referred to a "great black male" writer would you be equally offended? Or do you object to mention of his race? His sex? These details help paint a picture. They are not mentioned to offend.
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If you read the article, he is defining this group of 'great white males' to be three writers who the literary world actually refer to as 'The Great Narcissists'.
https://www.dfwsociety.org/2017/12/02/call-for-papers-great-...
He specifically substituted 'narcissist' with 'white male' as if he's using it as a synonym.
He's not defining it, he's using a term readers might be familiar with:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3562536/Joh...
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2017/08/28/michiko-k...