Roxane Gay is Spelled With One "N": The Matter of Dignity

roxanegay:

Last night’s presidential debate was interesting in how incoherent it was at times, how poorly the format worked, how predictable and rehearsed Romney was and how subdued Obama was. The pundits are going to exhaust themselves today, analyzing every single moment of the debates. They’re going to…

Roxane’s post is spot on.  I had the first 30 minutes of the debate on as I cleaned my kitchen and I just kept wincing at everything, even though I was only half listening and half singing parts of “Rock Island” from The Music Man to myself.

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  1. poetlast reblogged this from roxanegay
  2. hardfemmeforever reblogged this from roxanegay and added:
    say, put better than...put it. Roxane Gay
  3. nouvelliste said: I figured that marriage equality and reproductive freedom would be sidelined and felt so gross abt it, and you explain why so well. IMHO Obama appeared far more presidential. He was somber and definitive, which was appropriate considering the topics.
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  6. freckledfroggy reblogged this from roxanegay and added:
    True story.
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  10. elizs reblogged this from roxanegay and added:
    first 30 minutes of...cleaned my kitchen...just kept wincing...
  11. citysleep reblogged this from roxanegay and added:
    Yes to all of this, especially the points about integrity.
  12. condalmo said: Great piece.
  13. passiveaggressivepositivity said: Very insightful and perceptive! Forget all of the pundits, this is the only debate recap I’ll need to read.
  14. condalmo reblogged this from roxanegay and added:
    best thing I’ve read about...“debate” last night. I’m struggling