his derivative tripe about Laymon’s “male black body” comes from Ta-Nehisi Coates, and a close reading of these empty, sentimental words reveals the truth about Laymon: He is a vulgar hack, a shameless prostitute who is exploiting both his own neurotic character—including his struggles with obesity—and a masochistic, post-Christian culture that cannot get enough of self-pity and cheap victimization.
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