tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post5656838986519700335..comments2023-10-30T14:34:16.722-07:00Comments on Men Need Feminism: Shorter Gloria Steinem:Jeff Pollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989955.post-49720444603911935962008-01-10T08:36:00.000-08:002008-01-10T08:36:00.000-08:00As far as I'm concerned, the fact that this piece ...As far as I'm concerned, the fact that this piece appeared on the New York Times (NYT) Op-Ed page already suggested that it was going to be arrogant and clueless, because that's what the NYT seems to look for. (They also go for pretentiousness, but the quotes I've seen so far haven't been long enough to confirm that diagnosis.)<BR/><BR/>I've pretty much given up on reading the NYT. For a while, I would look at a copy if I found an unclaimed one on the train, but it's gotten so I hardly bother any more. Even the "news" is mostly fluff, hot air, and endless repetition, to the point that I can get 90 % of the same content from 5 minutes of NPR plus my local (Westchester County, NY) newspaper.<BR/><BR/>I can't help wondering, though: did the NYT editorial staff play a role in how the piece came out? I'm not saying that they would rewrite it without her knowledge, but they might have requested rewrites along with subtle encouragement to give them the sort of tripe they want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com