Chris Schillig: Don t let the but deflect from the injustice
Chris Schillig
Police shouldn’t be shooting so many Black people. But.
When a denunciation of police brutality and racial injustice is followed by a major caveat, such as “that doesn’t give people the right to burn down businesses” or “that doesn’t mean it’s OK to loot” or “police have a tough job,” it isn’t much of a denunciation.
TV self-help guru Dr. Phil says that any statement followed by “but” means that you can disregard what came before because the speaker is about to say what they really think.
Chris Schillig: Even before cancel culture, no star shined forever
Chris Schillig
Special to The Alliance Review
Here’s a name many readers haven’t heard for a while, if ever: Jack Benny.
Benny was a star of vaudeville, radio and television, with a few movies thrown in for good measure. During a career that spanned decades, he was listened to and watched by millions of people. He and his writers helped to create the template for the modern sitcom.
Benny’s traits were so well known that they easily generated laughs. His character was cheap, played the violin poorly, and wore a bad toupee. Variations on situations involving these flaws were endless.
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