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Katha Pollitt

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The Resume

    (October 14, 1949- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Columnist for ‘The Nation,’ ‘The New Yorker,’ ‘Harper’s Magazine,’ ‘Ms. Magazine’ and ‘The New York Times’

Why she might be annoying:

    After 9/11, she wrote an essay called ‘Put Out No Flags,’ saying the American flag stands for ‘jingoism and vengeance, and war.’
    Camile Paglia called her a ‘whiny troll.’
    She involves herself with feminism and welfare reform among other liberal causes.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She criticized another article in which the author tried to dismiss the seriousness of date rape.
    She responded to being listed as one of Bernard Goldberg's '100 People Who Are Screwing Up America' by saying 'Note to self: Must try harder.'

Credit: Jack Magic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 103 Votes: 50.49% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 79 Votes: 60.76% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 40 Votes: 42.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 72 Votes: 65.28% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying