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Ta-Nehisi Coates Won't Move Into Brooklyn Home Due to Safety Concerns
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<blockquote data-quote="SummerMadness" data-source="post: 69628743" data-attributes="member: 142216"><p>Of course he's going to deal with people, but having your private life remain private when you're a person that writes about contentious issues is not asking much. Being able to afford his home does not mean he can afford security service, the cost of living in NY is considerably higher than other parts of the country. Higher salaries do not mean everyone can have extra security.</p><p></p><p>I think you're mistaking fame with celebrity. Fame is about being well-known, celebrity is about high visibility. Fame does not mean one should accept being a celebrity. One should be able to win awards and do groundbreaking work without forfeiting their privacy, especially if you're not looking for celebrity. He is not an actor, his visibility is not important to his fame (although I think paparazzi should leave actors alone); in any case, actors are not the same as writers. I think the people that shrug their shoulders are thinking this is like posting a story about Brad Pitt, when it's really like posting a story about George Tiller.</p><p></p><p>It should be no surprise that this story comes from the New York Post (Bill O'Reilly attacking George Tiller comes to mind). The New York Post ran this story because he attacks the social/racial/economic structure of this country, the story is political, not informational.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SummerMadness, post: 69628743, member: 142216"] Of course he's going to deal with people, but having your private life remain private when you're a person that writes about contentious issues is not asking much. Being able to afford his home does not mean he can afford security service, the cost of living in NY is considerably higher than other parts of the country. Higher salaries do not mean everyone can have extra security. I think you're mistaking fame with celebrity. Fame is about being well-known, celebrity is about high visibility. Fame does not mean one should accept being a celebrity. One should be able to win awards and do groundbreaking work without forfeiting their privacy, especially if you're not looking for celebrity. He is not an actor, his visibility is not important to his fame (although I think paparazzi should leave actors alone); in any case, actors are not the same as writers. I think the people that shrug their shoulders are thinking this is like posting a story about Brad Pitt, when it's really like posting a story about George Tiller. It should be no surprise that this story comes from the New York Post (Bill O'Reilly attacking George Tiller comes to mind). The New York Post ran this story because he attacks the social/racial/economic structure of this country, the story is political, not informational. [/QUOTE]
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