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Gutless wonders: The Nation editors apologize for publishing ‘disparaging and ableist’ poem

By Emily Jashinsky

Published August 9, 2018 8:18pm ET

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Gutless wonders: The Nation editors apologize for publishing ‘disparaging and ableist’ poem — Call it a sign of the times. Late last month, The Nation apologized for publishing on July 5 a poem entitled “How-To.” Editors later decided that the poem contained “disparaging and ableist language that has given offense and caused harm to members of several communities.” Written by Anders Carlson-Wee, “How-To” is a fourteen-line, single-stanza poem […]

Call it a sign of the times.

Late last month, The Nation apologized for publishing on July 5 a poem entitled “How-To.” Editors later decided that the poem contained “disparaging and ableist language that has given offense and caused harm to members of several communities.”

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