January 12, 2012

Scott McLemee | 'The Passion of Tiger Woods' | Inside Higher Ed

“But that mask flew off, so to speak, when [Tiger Woods’] car hit the fire hydrant in late 2009. Starn fills out his chronicle of the scandal that followed with an examination of the conversation and vituperation that took place online, often in the comments sections of news articles — with numerous representative samples, in all their epithet-spewing, semiliterate glory. The one-drop rule remains in full effect, it seems, even for Cablinasians.”