I think that’s a good way to put it. I told someone recently that I feel like a folk artist among fine artists. And I love it, because the columnists… - Charles M. Blow

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I think that’s a good way to put it. I told someone recently that I feel like a folk artist among fine artists. And I love it, because the columnists are a sort of orchestra—every one should be hitting a different note. Trying to figure out the thing that makes you stand out can take years to find. Eventually I decided that being the Southern guy, from the small town, from no means, was, in fact, the thing that made my voice different.

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About Charles M. Blow

Charles McRay Blow (born August 11, 1970) is an American journalist, commentator, and current visual op-ed columnist for The New York Times.

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