Jann Wenner shoots himself in the foot with his own canon
Co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine Jann Wenner visits SiriusXM's"The Howard Stern Show" at SiriusXM Studios on Oct. 3, 2022, in New York.
The backlash set in swiftly over the weekend, led by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - with which Wenner has been associated since it was first conceived 40 years ago - announcing that it was removing him from its board of directors. It was truly disappointing to read Wenner recycling the tired, harmful idea that including a Black woman in a list celebrating excellence would only be to appease woke crowds, rather than because she deserves to be there. Had he never heard of Tina Turner? It was truly baffling to read him explaining that women artists were simply not articulate. Patti Smith? Stevie Nicks?
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