You guys can scream and shout about how publishing isn’t discriminatory against white men, religious people, straight people, etc all you want. You might even be telling the truth and of course it is nuanced. The world of high literary fiction is different than the world of romantasy which is different from short story, etc. I suspect that the actual story is a lot more complex and nuanced.

But the point is that perception matters here, and the perception is that education, libraries, and publishing have swung to the far left. So, many voters won’t see these actions as authoritarian. They’ll see them as correcting the excesses of the past decade. I do not agree with this myself, I am just saying what I think a lot of people think now.

Essentially this: if you or someone adjacent to you lobbied for books to be banned or restricted because they were allegedly hateful, or if you favored excluding authors based on identity, you don’t have a lot of ground to stand on as far as complaining about authoritarianism. You had a chance to stand up for free speech and you didn’t take it.

Folks, it’s Friday. Are you not following his deranged pregame pattern? He’ll rant all day, then Weekend at Bernies.

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, it is not just writing, although it can definitely be seen there. In music, there are no new white male conductors in the US or Europe, and spots for new white male musicians in orchestras and symphonies are non-existent.

I don't think this administration will, is capable of, fixing this. But at least they noticed it's a problem.

A lot of orchestras have switched to blind auditions, so I’m not sure what point you are tying to prove exactly. That without affirmative action, white men aren’t getting the spots they used to get and presumptions of superiority they used to get simply by virtue of being white? Not quite the “problem” you are making it out to be.

I thought everything was supposed to be gender and race neutral in MAGA paradise, and we weren’t supposed to use skin color as an excuse for anything anymore.

Or at least that’s the reason they gave us for wiping out the existence of everyone but straight white males from the DoD website.

Seems a tad hypocritical for them to start whining about representation now.

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, it is not just writing, although it can definitely be seen there. In music, there are no new white male conductors in the US or Europe, and spots for new white male musicians in orchestras and symphonies are non-existent.

I don't think this administration will, is capable of, fixing this. But at least they noticed it's a problem.

Do you attend symphonies or orchestra performances? They continue to be dominated by white men, but also populated by many races sizes and faiths- which mirrors our country’s population.

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, it is not just writing, although it can definitely be seen there. In music, there are no new white male conductors in the US or Europe, and spots for new white male musicians in orchestras and symphonies are non-existent.

I don't think this administration will, is capable of, fixing this. But at least they noticed it's a problem.

Maybe these white male “victims” need to be better at what they do.

I went to the orchestra a couple weeks ago. The conductor was a 40ish white man. There were plenty of white male instrumentalists.

This narrative of white male victimhood is utter nonsense. That’s the true problem here.

Trump wants to shut down all non-white, non-male voices because he is well aware of the craven mediocrity of the average white man.

Such effing whiners.

Victimhood at its finest

are any of the candidates a product of the Baltimore School System?

Anonymous wrote:Fwiw, it is not just writing, although it can definitely be seen there. In music, there are no new white male conductors in the US or Europe, and spots for new white male musicians in orchestras and symphonies are non-existent.

I don't think this administration will, is capable of, fixing this. But at least they noticed it's a problem.

DEI for white males?

Anonymous wrote:It is the stuff of fascism and authoritarianism. But it is coming in the context of this:

And so Trump will be able to get a foothold, and people won’t care like they should, until it is too late.

Now look at the gender distribution of the best sellers list. I seriously doubt that white males are being black listed.

Jackson Holbert
DS Waldman
David Sanchez
Zach Williams
etc etc etc

There are plenty of white males who were nominated and won.

Anonymous wrote:It is the stuff of fascism and authoritarianism. But it is coming in the context of this:

And so Trump will be able to get a foothold, and people won’t care like they should, until it is too late.

Citation needed - or, gonna have to call bullshit on it. I definitely see recent white males on the lists.

https://centerforfiction.org/book-recs/first-novel-prize-winners/

https://www.nypl.org/about/awards/young-lions-fiction-award/winners-finalists

https://creativewriting.stanford.edu/stegner-fellowship/meet-stegner-fellows/former-stegner-fellows

But that said, isn't the white male MAGA line "writing poetry and fiction is gay" anyhow? Doesn't MAGA shun intellectual exercises?

Fwiw, it is not just writing, although it can definitely be seen there. In music, there are no new white male conductors in the US or Europe, and spots for new white male musicians in orchestras and symphonies are non-existent.

I don't think this administration will, is capable of, fixing this. But at least they noticed it's a problem.

It is the stuff of fascism and authoritarianism. But it is coming in the context of this:

And so Trump will be able to get a foothold, and people won’t care like they should, until it is too late.

Trump appoints acting director to transform museums and libraries into indoctrination centers.

Trump admin declared that Libraries and museums have no purpose except to brainwash the populace to serve the state. This is real Nazifascist stuff.

The new acting director says
“We will revitalize IMLS and restore focus on patriotism, ensuring we preserve our country’s core values, promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country in future generations.”

https://apnews.com/article/institute-doge-musk-museum-library-services-executive-order-trump-30ebde013ce3e9f97e2f4af72c869c0b