@helpfulsnowman I've been struggling to respond to this through a tweet thread because I'm old

https://www.helpfulsnowman.com/?p=9858 

I have a unique perspective as a long-time Harpers reader, but I've also found other sources and arguments that support perspectives that might be different from the one you have in your blog post

The thread from Popehat works well when looking at the letter's problem from a defense of free speech perspective.

I might refer to it later, but it's a good thread that says the letter probably will do more harm to the cause than good https://twitter.com/Popehat/status/1280992193591689221?s=20

When l heard about the letter, I assumed it was in response to Richard Russo's essay in an earlier issue

He wrote a piece considering the ethics of having a character outside of his experience (ie a trans character) as a main character