Jeff Pearlman’s got an entertaining piece today about “the Rocker story”. As a writer who’s annoyed by editors (except when I’m editing), my favorite bit is about what Pearlman didn’t like in the published story ...
Pearlman on Rocker, Again
First, the line, “John Rocker has opinions, and there’s no way to sugarcoat them. They are politically incorrect, to say the least, and he likes to express them.” An editor inserted the words, “politically incorrect.” It pissed me off. I wanted to make 100 percent certain not to pass any judgment in the piece; to allow Rocker’s words to speak for themselves. Those words—”politically incorrect”—were judgmental.
Second, I wrote about Rocker speaking to a school for learning-disabled kids. I asked whether he likes doing so and he replied, “No, not really.” This was kicking puppies. Unnecessary.
Rocker himself loves to rail against political correctness (here, for example). I agree with him; like Pearlman, I thought Rocker shouldn’t have been suspended by Major League Baseball.
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