DEAR “WOKE” CELEBRITIES: HOW TO RESPOND TO CRITICISM, AND WHY IT MATTERS
Recently, the publishing world has been abuzz with Jeanine Cumming’s novel American Dirt—a novel that follows the story of a Mexican mother and her young son fleeing cartels and immigrating to the United States in a climate that highly resembles Trump’s America.
MEGHAN MARKLE, AND THE BRITISH MEDIA’S DEFENSIVENESS AROUND RACE
Ever since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their decision to step back as “senior royals,” the media has barely talked about anything else. The ‘stunning’ decision has been met by a strong sense of ‘shock’ by much of the media. But when the subject of racist coverage being a factor in the couple’s decision is raised, it is met with vitriolic defensiveness.