Vitriol II
GQ put Richman's attack on New Orleans back on line, to show how they truly support racism against Creoles.
If they pull it back off, I'll post the whole damned thing. As a professor, I claim fair use. We're going to use it in my classes to analyze overt bigotry in the 21st century.
You know about fair use, right Richman? After all, you're a dean of journalism for, what must evidently be, a racist institution.
Quote from the missive: "The “crab and Creole” salad wasn’t as interesting as its name—I was expecting a composition that included chopped up Creoles, allowing me finally to glimpse one of them."
Mr. Vappie will see you now.
11 pages? 11? This was on the last page: "The citizens of New Orleans might not be the most energetic Americans—I believe their morning exercise regimen consists of stumbling out of bars—"
That is just shitty. 'Scuse my crass language - I just stumbled out of a bar - got my heart rate up pretty good today.
Posted by: saintseester | 08 November 2006 at 07:09 PM
I mean, it's fine if he doesn't like the food. Maybe he could just write that...but to a) blast the Creole race and b) say we shouldn't be rebuilt...well...
Posted by: ashley | 08 November 2006 at 07:37 PM
Now, they put it back up the assholes. I've been looking for his pearls before swine article for days. This guy should have his balls hanging in Jackson Square or at least strung up by his feet like Mussolini.
Posted by: Marco | 08 November 2006 at 08:10 PM
I was so upset after reading the excerpt you had up yesterday that I wrote GQ. No answer back but interesting that they'd put the article back on the website.
I did tell them that since they should keep their fingers crossed that the Post Office still has a ban on delivering anything but first class mail, as perhaps, with a little luck, the mags won't be in NOLA subscribers' mail boxes causing a flurry of subscription cancellations.
Completely outrageous.
Posted by: slate | 09 November 2006 at 11:06 AM
fatgasbagshithead. Every sentence I read makes me angry.
I've downloaded all eleven pages in case GQ gets cold feet again.
Posted by: judyb | 09 November 2006 at 02:55 PM
I'm so happy that I'm not the only one angry about this.
Speaking of which: the French Culinary Institute, where he is dean of journalism, has a blog: http://frenchculinary.blogspot.com/
Maybe you could let them know that when he asks for Italian dressing, he expects tiny little shreds of Italians in it.
Posted by: ashley | 09 November 2006 at 03:38 PM
As long as it's not Cannavaro, Totti, Buffon, Materazzi, Toni or Pirlo.
Posted by: Marco | 09 November 2006 at 08:22 PM
"Our waiter had a Cajun accent so pure I wanted to tape it for the Smithsonian."
Whathuh? Is the job market so bad in Acadiana that the locals are moving to New Orleans to wait tables?
Or could it be possible that this douchebag doesn't know squat about anything?
Posted by: saintlywife | 11 November 2006 at 04:57 PM