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Cheryl Miller is a 2007 Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellow and the editor of Doublethink magazine. Her work has appeared in such publications as The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Wall Street Journal, Reason, and The Claremont Review of Books.

She can be contacted at cheryl [at] americasfuture [dot] org.

Read my other blog. The one that's not obnoxious and self-absorbed!


Recent publications

"The Master" in The Claremont Review of Books

"Scary Rise of the 'Sanctimommy'" in The Washington Times

"Why Malamud Faded" in Commentary

"Blogging Infertility" in The New Atlantis

"Outsourcing Childbirth" in The Wall Street Journal

"The Painless Peace of Twilight Sleep" in The New Atlantis

"The Genius of Old New York" in The Claremont Review of Books

"Parenthood At Any Price" in The New Atlantis

"Modern Girls and the Moral Revival They Are Leading" in The Washington Times


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Friday, February 29, 2008

In Which I Make Amends

First off, in case you didn't already know, James Poulos is great. He also seems to be a "co-educatee" of Mr. Fear & Loathing. Far be it from me to turn doctoral candidates against each other; having once been in a Ph.D. program myself, I realize one doesn't need any more enemies. So I officially declare this to be the end of the campus-rape debate. (Resolved: FLG, definitely not a rapist. Also, sorry.) Here are FLG's last posts on the subject.

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posted by Cheryl  # 10:30 PM


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Since I agreed never to post about this again and I just saw this, here: http://feministing.com/archives/008698.html. Okay, that's it.
 
Ms Miller,

James Poulos and me are made enemies. We are not both doctoral candidates. I happen to be an undergraduate even though I am 30. I respect your opinion, and if we have a difference of opinion I do not expect you to concede out of some concern between me and James. In fact, we don't even know each other.

My motives are purely for young women. I just want to have an honest debate about where responsibility lies, and I not trying to accuse anybody of anything.

Thanks for the sentiment nonetheless. I truly like your blog, and it disturbed me that we were arguing the same point but coming to different conclusions. I didn't blame you or anything, I just wanted to understand.

I truly hope this clarifies things.
 
James Poulos and me are made enemies. should have been
James Poulos and me are made enemies?
 
Flg, that was a joke about you and James. I really didn't write the post out of concern that you guys wouldn't chat in the student lounge. I think we're still arguing a different point, but I'm willing to let bygones be bygones.
 
But I am sorry for giving you such a hard time. I'm a jerk in real life too if it makes you feel any better.
 
First, I don't think you are a jerk. My posts often offend people so it would be hypocritical of me to accuse you of being a jerk when I never mean to be. I usually chalk up misunderstandings to my own writing abilities. And I think that is the root of the problem here.

Second, acknowledging that I am not a rapist is kinda like saying I am not a serial killer. Nevertheless, I understand what you you mean. You did say sorry.

Lastly, I am going to take you up on your free drink offer at happy hour if it is still open. Email me when and where. I guarantee that I am not super-creepy. Or at least nobody has ever told me that I am the least bit creepy.
 
PS I am sorry too.
 
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