Many people "want to believe that those responsible for great deeds or good art are uncomplicatedly great and good themselves. And they want prejudiced people to be readily identifiable, defined by their shortcomings, and easily expunged from our collective canon and society."
A new Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his prejudice captures uncomfortable truths.
"Prejudice is often sustained not by the casual intolerance of the unwashed masses, but by the sophisticated justifications and permission structures devised by educated elites." I wrote about Giant, a Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his anti-Jewish bigotry, and its uncomfortable truths. Gift 🔗:
Yair Rosenberg
A new Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his prejudice captures uncomfortable truths.
