American author and Princeton University professor Joyce Carol Oates took to Twitter to voice her opinion on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. She is disappointed that people have to watch what they say even in private because in this era people are not afraid to tape or air private conversations.
Nostalgia for time when one could say anything in private no matter how stupid, cruel, self-serving or plain wrong & not be criminalized.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
Am I the only person in US surprised that a private conversation (no matter how ugly) can be the basis for such public recrimination?
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
This era of ever-vigilant social media & NSA surveillance may one day be seen as the end of “free speech” in America. Happened so quickly.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
This era of ever-vigilant social media & NSA surveillance may one day be seen as the end of “free speech” in America. Happened so quickly.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
Would, or could, ACLU today defend Nazi’s right (or “right”) to march through Skokie, Illinois? Real test of principle vs. extreme backlash.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
Many who frequently speak in public have begun to speak much more circumspectly than we once did, for fear of being quoted out of context.
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
Only stand-up comedians & clearly designated satirists are allowed an almost total freedom of speech today in US. (Note “almost.”)
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) April 30, 2014
Oates has published over 40 novels and plays, novellas, short stories and poems. Her novels Black Water, What I Lived For, and Blonde were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
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