Here's a paragraph from the ever-amazing Brittney Cooper, which is located in a piece entitled "Hollywood's political deafness: What Cosby, Selma & Hebdo reveal [*] about white liberal consciousness":
I had tuned in to the Globes among other reasons, because Ava DuVernay’s film "Selma," a historical drama about the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, was up for four awards including best song, best picture, best director and best actor in a drama. John Legend and rapper Common took home the award for their song "Glory."
OK. So she watched the show and isn't ignorant of who won. That's good to know. Here's Cooper literally just a couple of paragraphs later:
That this happened on the same night that "Selma," a film that has come under much fire for its refusal to tell a white savior narrative favoring LBJ, received no awards, perhaps matters, too.
It would be impolitic to say that Selma received no awards because of white liberal racism.
Wait. Wait, hold on. Let's rewind:
I had tuned in to the Globes among other reasons, because Ava DuVernay’s film "Selma," a historical drama about the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, was up for four awards including best song, best picture, best director and best actor in a drama. John Legend and rapper Common took home the award for their song "Glory."
Emphasis mine. OK, fast forward:
That this happened on the same night that "Selma," a film that has come under much fire for its refusal to tell a white savior narrative favoring LBJ, received no awards, perhaps matters, too.
It would be impolitic to say that Selma received no awards because of white liberal racism.
Emphasis mine again. I think I'm starting to see the error. Let's stitch these two thoughts together with an ellipsis:
I had tuned in to the Globes among other reasons, because Ava DuVernay’s film "Selma," a historical drama about the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, was up for four awards including best song, best picture, best director and best actor in a drama. John Legend and rapper Common took home the award for their song "Glory." ... That this happened on the same night that "Selma," a film that has come under much fire for its refusal to tell a white savior narrative favoring LBJ, received no awards, perhaps matters, too. It would be impolitic to say that Selma received no awards because of white liberal racism.
OK, let's just do one more edit, to clarify further:
took home the award ... received no awards
Now, granted, Salon doesn't appear to have any editors on staff. So such a mistake is bound to be missed when a known loon is in high dudgeon and granted carte blanche. But still. C'mon.
*Spoiler: NOTHING GOOD.