Why the Right-Wing Press Couldn't Let Jason Arday Be (ft. Dr. Jenn Jackson)
The right-wing outrage machine could not stand Dr. Jason Arday, the University of Cambridge’s youngest ever Black professor. And so, the coalition of journalists, pundits, and academics could not let the 41-year-old’s academic record stand.
Scorned white academics in the United Kingdom and from the United States unduly interrogated Jason Arday’s credentials and accomplishments. British tabloids amplified the intense and disproportionate scrutiny and pundits around the world doubled down on it.
The right turned Jason Arday into an international story, a cautionary tale for the consequences of…
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