Saturday, July 27, 2019

In Need of An Editor

In Time's film review of Skin, the tale of a neo-Nazi skinhead who "starts to think for himself [and] his better nature emerges" the reviewer includes a throwaway remark without supporting evidence or even an anecdotal example.
There’s a newly ascendant breed of white supremacists who often look like–and may in fact be–the clean-cut guy next door.
How about a rewrite?
There’s a newly ascendant breed of progressive scolds who often look like–and may in fact be–the well-groomed gal next door.
There. Fixed.

BTW, here's a review from Slate, a publication whose politics likely agree with the director's, which called the film "an idiotic parable about racist violence."

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