Why Making Pitchfork Part of GQ Is Wildly Sexist

In September 2023, New York Times reporter David Marchese pressed Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, on why he insists in the introduction of his book The Masters that Black and female musicians are “not in [his] zeitgeist.” The Masters consists of interviews with seven pioneers of rock—all white men.

“Insofar as the women, just none of them were as articulate enough on this intellectual level,” Wenner said. Following Marchese’s disbelief, Wenner attempted to save face by insisting Joni Mitchell “was not a philosopher of rock ’n’ roll” and contending that Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye “didn’t articulate at th[e] level” of a master.

“How do you know if you didn’t give them a chance?” Marchese wondered.

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