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Anatole Broyard

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The Resume

    (July 16, 1920-October 11, 1990)
    Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
    Literary critic for the New York Times
    Wrote 'The Anatomy of My Illness'
    Died of prostate cancer at 70

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a fair-skinned black man who 'passed' for white.
    He refused to discuss his ethnic heritage.
    He broke off contact with his darker-skinned relatives and friends.
    He would make rude comments about blacks to his white friends.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He may have 'passed' in order to not face racial discrimination.
    He served in World War II.
    He was the inspiration for Philip Roth's novel 'The Human Stain (2000).'
    His children didn't meet the black side of the family until after his death.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 81.48% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying