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“I knew that the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson would produce a lot of insults and smears from Republicans trying to be racist enough for Fox News viewers to get the message but not so racist The New York Times would have to acknowledge it.”

—Elie Mystal, columnist, “Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Long Pause Explained Racism and Sexism in America,” The Nation, March 24, 2022.

 

 

• Editorial Comment: A hard needle to thread — racist, but not TOO much.

 

 

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
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