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We want to see ourselves as curious and open-minded and smart and understanding things in terms of context and nuance, but when someone tries to do that in the midst of a shaming they're turned on.

Jon Ronson

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Jon Ronson
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: May 10
Documentary Filmmaker
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Cardiff
Wales
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