Don’t Bore Us With Your Puritanical Facts
24th July 2012
The New York Times is receiving pushback from its constituents for having the audacity to explain that changes in marriage patterns are playing a huge role in the growth of income inequality.
‘Step outa line, the man come, and take you away….’
Katie Roiphe pushes back in a piece for Slate. She characterizes the piece as “another puritanical and alarmist rumination on the decline of the American family disguised as a straight-news story.” Presumably, Roiphe believes that income inequality is a legitimate story topic, but its causes aren’t, unless they conform to the feminist narrative.
My, what a surprise! Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised. (Slate really ought to be renamed Prate.)
July 24th, 2012 at 13:35
So are you interested in discussing the impact of single parenthood on income inequality, or are you just interested in scoring points on feminism? The article would suggest the latter.