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- Feb 10, 2014
This is a personal essay, not an article that purports to educate readers on who is or is not worthy of paying attention to. It contains the author’s personal impressions and opinions, and I don’t think the fact that it’s being published in a very public forum means that she should have to censor her tone or content just in case a reader might form a “negative” impression about someone or something she mentions. High profile sports writers like Christine Brennan and Phil Hersh, among others, sometimes say extremely critical things about the athletes they cover. They don’t pick and choose their words to make sure no one is offended by what they write. If it’s not wrong for Phil Hersh to say that Jason and Adam were “mediocre” at the GPF, then why is it not okay for this writer to express her opinions in the manner she chooses? Given that CB and PH cover skating regularly, the probability of someone forming a negative impression based on one of their comments would seem quite high - far higher than the probability that someone will form a lasting negative impression based on a sentence or two in a single essay.