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As he put it in the piece: I think about the hurt I caused.
The Cut has reached out to Diaz for comment and will update if we hear back.
I’m far from the only one he’s done this 2, I refuse to be silent anymore.
This happened and I have receipts.
I cited several passages from the book in front of me.
(Never mind that I wasn’t his student, or a student at all.)
This went on and on and on and on until he finally ran out of steam.
Junot Diaz is a widely lauded, utterly beloved misogynist.
His books are regressive and sexist.
He has treated women horrifically in every way possible.
And the#MeToostories are just starting.
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Ive been waiting for this one to come out for a long time.
Heres my story about Junot Diaz.
Its corroborated by my… And I couldnt understand why.Who am I to you?
Why am I such a threat to you?
The experience of that has stayed with me ever since; I mean, I left halfway through.
Its always struck me how much the Establishment has protected him, she continued.
These stories are everywhere, its an open secret in the literary Establishment.
And everybody is scared to talk about it.
But he built that by hurting women, women of color.
And hes received a lot of help in doing that.
Byrne said she sawTheNew Yorkerpiece as an effort to get out ahead of potential accusations.
Absolutely, she said.
We have reached out to Clemmons and Machado for comment and will update this post throughout.
Update, 3.32 p.m.:Junot Diaz gave a statement to theNew York Timesvia his literary agent.
I take responsibility for my past, he said.
That is the reason I made the decision to tell the truth of my rape and its damaging aftermath.
We must continue to teach all men about consent and boundaries.
