Thanks for breaking this down since I was kind of too angry about it to think this critically. I think she also called Nicole Beharie, who is the lead on Sleepy Hollow, a sidekick. Seriously, fuck that noise.

Or "How to Miraculously Keep Your Prestigious Job at One of the World's Biggest Newspapers While Completely Sucking Balls At It In a Manner Akin to a Fiery Car Crash Despite The Certain Fact That There Are Probably Hundreds of TV Critics Who Would Write Better and Fuck Up Much Less In Your Position"

"The Quickest Way to Out Yourself as a Racist."

Excellent article, Kara.

When Alessandra Stanley writes her autobiography, it should be called "How to Make a Black Woman Angry."