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... the truth is that everyone is provincial at heart. Everyone defends his or her cave and clan. If you attack with humor you’ll be given more leeway, but not much.
The Forest for the Trees
Betsy Lerner
In it appeared a quote attributed to me, even though the quote came not from the panel (as is clearly suggested in the piece), but from our conversation in the Artist’s Den—which was off-limits to reporters. (The article’s author, Rod Nordland, was invited to the festival in his capacity as the author of his book on Kabul, not as a reporter.) Here’s the relevant passage: “Ms. Kim complained that books by white male writers on North Korea were better received in some quarters than books like her own. Adam Johnson’s *The Orphan Master’s Son* won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013, though Mr. Johnson did not speak Korean and had spent only three days in North Korea, Ms. Kim said. She attributed that acclaim at least partly to racism from institutions dominated by white men.”
What Happened in Brisbane | New Republic
newrepublic.com
So, many of the behaviors we have traditionally thought of as defense mechanisms more rightfully should be thought of as responsibility-avoidance behaviors and tactics of manipulation and control when they are employed by disturbed characters.
In Sheep's Clothing
George K. Simon Ph.D.
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