Won’t Somebody Please Think of Da Boys?
By the end of his article, Savage admits “I’m not some extraordinary talent who was passed over; I’m an ordinary talent—and in ordinary times that would have been enough”3 and in this post-2017 landscape, it just won’t do for a straight white male millennial to be mediocre. They have to be exceptional. I admit that this is true but as material... See more
Remy Barnes • Won’t Somebody Please Think of Da Boys?
So, bully for me trying to get a tenure-track job in an English department while also attempting to sell a pilot (or feature or whatever) while also attempting to publish a novel. Yet it’s not because I’m a white dude that’s the problem. This is only a symptom of a much, much larger issue. The trap that Savage falls into is that the ruling class... See more
Remy Barnes • Won’t Somebody Please Think of Da Boys?
“Book industry revenues actually declined by 38 percent between 2000 and 2022 (applying the CPI inflation calculator of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Thus, the average book published today is selling less than 300 print copies over its lifetime in the US retail channels.
Remy Barnes • Won’t Somebody Please Think of Da Boys?
What I’m getting at is the major blind spot in Savage’s article: the pie isn’t just getting smaller for Da Boys, it’s getting smaller for fucking everybody.
Remy Barnes • Won’t Somebody Please Think of Da Boys?
Have I occasionally felt aggrieved by this or that thing that has occurred to me over the course a decade-plus of attempting to publish a book, sell a screenplay and/or get a tenure-track job? Sure. Who hasn’t? Trying to turn blood into a diamond can feel like a soul-sucking pursuit regardless of your race, age or sexual orientation.