haitians

The Divided Soul of “Bad Kreyòl”

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The Divided Soul of “Bad Kreyòl”

According to the script, the title of the latest play by Dominique Morisseau is “Bad Creole Kreyòl.” We go with the simplified “Bad Kreyòl”—the language of Haiti written in its language, rather than its gallicization—because how can you bring voice to the strike-through, a gesture that underscores the voyeur state of the reader, “watching” the … Read more

The Disquieting Dogmas Behind Three Cat Controversies

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The Disquieting Dogmas Behind Three Cat Controversies

With a certain liberal arrogance, many took a racist fabrication from Donald Trump at last week’s Presidential debate to be the evening’s crowning gaffe. In the Rust Belt town of Springfield, Ohio, “they’re eating the dogs. . . . They’re eating the cats. . . . They’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” Trump said. The pronoun in … Read more