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Concerning CBC's interview with Rick MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine:

From: Daniel Allen
Date: Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 1:04 PM
Subject: cancel my subscription.
To: harpersmagazine@cdsfulfillment.com


I would like to cancel my subscription. I have listened to Rick MacArthur's defence of publishing John Hockenberry's essay, on the CBC on September 18th. MacArthur is beyond the pale. I barely know where to start, but his defence of Hockenberry is uninformed, sexist, ablist, disrespectful of the host- who can't get a word in edgewise over him repeating the same tone-deaf statements that #MeToo is so unfair to men. As a man, I am offended. As a feminist, I am enraged. I do not want to see the magazine in my house.

I do not need a refund; I feel sad about the history of this magazine which I have subscribed to for over fifteen years and your record of liberal thought over the last century. This isn't the only problem but this has been the last straw. If this is where you're going, that's where we diverge paths. If this is where liberalism is going, I guess I'll need a new philosophy. Maybe it is truly radical, not liberal, to examine ones own biases before opening one's mouth.

cc'd @Harpers @EllenRosenbush @cscarroll222 @katiabachko

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Best regards,
Daniel Allen
subscriber ID xxxxxxxxxxxx

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