The NBC anchor said on Tuesday that blackface was "OK" when she was a kid "as long as you were dressing up as a character" and that she didn't understand why some costumes, like the Real Housewives of New York's Luann de Lesseps wearing blackface to dress as Diana Ross, were offensive.
What about you, Broadsheet readers? Do you rely on the exclamation point in your work communications-or is it banned from your repertoire? Are there other rhetorical tricks you use to seem friendly, yet serious? And how many !s is too many !!!s? Let me know at (I may use your response in a future Broadsheet!) WSJ ALSO IN THE HEADLINES Waller’s experiment did turn up a few bright spots of going without the friendly punctuation-such as being forced to actually praise people’s work in person, but she was more than ready to have the exclamation point back in her arsenal when the month came to an end.
Too few softeners like exclamation points, and they’re viewed as hard and unfeeling too many, and they lack gravitas.” Plenty of management research has shown, though, that women bosses tread a thin line. “Male bosses who write in blunt, terse prose aren’t noticed much. And while anyone who’s received a note signed with a “thanks.” can probably relate, Waller concludes that the exclamation point has special significance for working women: She worried about coming off as cold or unfriendly as her emails and texts lost their tall, skinny markers of enthusiasm. The result, in Waller’s words: “It was not a complete success!” In this clever Wall Street Journal piece, Nikki Waller explores the power of the punctuation with a bit of what we in the biz call stunt journalism-she tried going without it for a month. So, I hope you’ll indulge me while I take a little break to focus on something a bit lighter: the exclamation point! It’s only Wednesday, but already this week’s Broadsheets have covered women who’ve miscarried because of their work, the astronomical cost of childcare, and the damaging effects of being the only woman in the room at your job.
Date 2006 Artist Jean Marcellino, born 1938 Sitter Sandra Day O'Connor, born Provenance The artist gift 2008 to NPG Topic Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair Costume\Robe Sandra Day O'Connor: Female Sandra Day O'Connor: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer Sandra Day O'Connor: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor Sandra Day O'Connor: Politics and Government\State Senator\Arizona Sandra Day O'Connor: Presidential Medal of Freedom Portrait See more items in National Portrait Gallery Collection Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution gift of Jean Marcellino Data Source National Portrait Gallery Object number NPG.2008.87 Type Painting Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Copyright © 2008, Jean Marcellino Medium Oil on linen Dimensions Stretcher: 50.8 x 40.6cm (20 x 16") Frame: 61.9 x 51.8 x 5.1cm (24 3/8 x 20 3/8 x 2") Metadata Usage Usage conditions apply GUID Record ID npg_NPG.2008.
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