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How Literary Idols Get Burned on Twitter

RESPECT

Germaine Greer, Gay Talese, and Gloria Steinem have fallen foul of social media for their unpopular views. Why have such cultural titans angered modern activists?

Lizzie Crocker
Lizzie Crocker
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