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For me it's solely his comment about hitting someone because he doesn't like the way they are reading. Even as a joke it's crass and offensive. He made it even worse by saying that he should have said "man" in his so-called joke instead "woman." As if violence against men is somehow okay.
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I agree with this. Not just the hitting somebody remark and then changing it to a man, but what reads like a condescending attitude towards how something was being read. (In fact, to put a reverse spin on things, I'd almost say that
he was being elitist in his comment about not liking others who are elitist - because he was looking down at somebody who was doing something differently than what he would do / like.)
Of course, that's just the tone of voice that comes across on the screen. If we could actually hear him speak the words - he might have a joking inflection, as well as a little chuckle, and the entire meaning of what he said could be changed completely. So, it's not really possible to know.
I will say, though, that my initial emotional reaction to the words was one of distaste and dislike for somebody who would make such a comment. That may be unwarranted (and I could change my mind if I could be corrected in some way) but that's what I felt.
As for his actual work, knowing somebody's personality does put a different spin on things. If you read a book that's all about forgiveness and tolerance - but was written by a card-carrying member of the KKK who's been known to be a vocal demonstrator and proponent of that organization - you're going to view it in a different light knowing where the author is coming from and why they wrote it as they did...