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| A completely unrelated image from Kei Imazu |
What: There have been many, many Bad Takes on the current Kavanaugh situation, several of which appear to ignore basic facts of law, punishment, justice, and, indeed, humanity itself. (He is not facing a criminal verdict! "Due process" is a nonsense phrase in this context. He will maybe, possibly not get a big, lifetime appointment job promotion. That is not "being punished." Assaulting people is not just a "phase" that half the population goes through. I could go on and on.)
I will not be giving those Bad Takes any additional clicks or views. Instead, this week I would like to acknowledge and praise the good work that is being done.
We start with Alexandra Petri, who is generally known for her humor column in The Washington Post. Her recent piece, "Some Interpersonal Verbs, Conjugated by Gender," could plausibly be described as "infused with dark humor." It is mainly devastating, though. Beautiful and poetic and heart-piercing and devastating.
Representative quote: "She should have been responsible. He cannot have been responsible."
Connections to previous Wreckage: Petri was part of List #66: Public Voices to Pay Attention To.
How to get it: "Some Interpersonal Verbs, Conjugated by Gender" was published in The Washington Post on September 19.
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