© Roslyn TalusanRoslyn Talusan is trying to make bank on her failed 'cultural appropriation' attack
Roslyn Talusan - a Filipina Canadian who has written for Vice, Refinery29, and the A.V. Club, among other publications - sparked social media controversy after she publicly called out white author Pippa Middlehurst for writing a book about dumplings and noodles.
"Why did a white woman write a cookbook about dumplings and noodles," Talusan tweeted to her over 10,000 followers on Sunday, along with a photo of Middlehurst's face - an act which triggered a storm of hateful and racially-charged messages toward the white cook.
Talusan's post quickly came under fire and the journalist was accused by many of harassment and racism toward Middlehurst, who attempted to defend herself in a thread saying she was "not going to justify" her career to people online.
Instead of apologizing or attempting to iron out the 'cultural appropriation' drama, Talusan attempted to portray herself as the victim of harassment from "Nazis" and even profit from the incident.
On Tuesday, the journalist posted a new tweet complete with a PayPal donation link and asked for contributions, writing "Therapy costs me $130/session and I'm gonna need it after almost 48 hours of harassment of nazis," according to screenshots posted online (Talusan made her account private amid the raging woke war).
The brazen request for money led to even more public condemnation of Talusan, including from other journalists, who saw it as a stretch too far.
"I hate contributing to the pileon but this behavior is just so shitty and I want young journalists to stop thinking this is acceptable," reacted journalist Jesse Singal. "It's been days and days of this and clearly she is receiving some sort of reinforcement from somewhere saying 'Yes, this is the way.'"
"You racialize a stranger. Publicly disrespect their entire career. Receive backlash. Refuse to apologize, dig in deeper and paint yourself as the victim in a gratuitous pile-on you started. Then the coup de grace? You solicit donations from strangers to finance your self-care," declared Harper's columnist Thomas Chatterton Williams, while conservative radio host Erick Erickson called Talusan "a ridiculous person."
Reader Comments
Therapy was valid when therapists were allowed to tell you you're full of shit and to stop it. Now they tell you you're a special snowflake and all those meanies should apologize to you. And if they don't tell you that, the therapy subject will tweet about you until you lose your job, which exacerbates the problem.
If you have no one around you to tell you are full of shit when you are of school age and full of shit, there is a great possibility you will grow up to be full of shit.
It never was perfect, but kids usually work these things out amongst themselves one way or another.
These people who can't take teasing can get fucked. Try getting a beating regularly during your formative years for no particular reason.
My parents always told me to pray for him. And we understood whatever he did to me he was getting worse at home. Well, I understood that at least. And aside from the psychic scars, he never did permanent or serious damage to me. I have forgiven him consciously, but subconsciously, he still holds some power over me, but not like he used to.
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Alisadoll, infra: Good point! Ain't nothing wrong with secular liberalism in its original meaning. Word meanings restricted changed and convoluted by a hierarchical group of rulers and their willing dupes and flunkies??. . . Hmm. I swear I read about that somewhere.
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