A medieval scholar schools the New Yorker about the Black Death in stern open letter

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If you aren’t clued into #MedievalTwitter, you really are being quite the knave—it’s arguably the best, often sassiest way outside of a grad student TA’s breakout session to learn all about world history circa 1200 CE. Unfortunately, a lot of people out there remain unaware of #MedievalTwitter’s existence, including, it seems, The New Yorker, who learned firsthand this week just how savage takedowns can be from nerds well-versed on Saxon poetry, Islamic-Papal relations in 1032, and other such obscurities.

Medieval scholar schools the New Yorker on the Black Death

The New Yorker learned firsthand earlier this week that you don't fuck around with #MedievalTwitter.

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I'm not clued into Twitter. This was fun though. The best part is that The New Yorker is standing by their article which is pretty damn sad.