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A very thoughtful, thought-provoking, and ultimately well-reasoned essay on social martyrdom and the cult of perceived public image in the face of revelatory facts. The main thesis centers around Matthew Shephard and the new information concerning his death in the Stephen Jimenez book that was semi-recently released.
Let me know what you guys and gals think. Also, the other work in the journal looks to be of a similarly high caliber, if you're looking for good opinion pieces.
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Fair point. They do seem to "over do" their article titles occasionally, and this article is no exception, though the point he's trying to make does come across in it, i.e. the martyrs some hold as immortal or beyond reproach are neither and should be treated as such.