Moira Donegan: “OJ Simpson died the comfortable death in old age that Nicole Brown should have had.” He abused, stalked, terrorized, and then killed Nicole Brown & Ronald Goldman. Finally, a truthful obit of OJ.
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I can't remember how much of the domestic violence angle was a part of the trial, but clearly not enough. (Or would it have made a difference?) Time to re-watch Made in America.
The only criticism I have of OJ: Made in America (which is maybe the best documentary I've ever seen) is that while it examined the cultural contexts of policing, racism, and celebrity, it didn't so the same with domestic violence or misogyny in sports. AO Scott in his Times review of the series:
Gabrielle Blair's recent thread compares the attention we give to athletes' traumatic brain injuries versus women with TBIs from intimate partner violence:
Meant to add: the (unfinished) series that You're Wrong About did on the OJ trial (episode one) more than fills in the gap left by Made In America on this topic.
That is a telling critique about Made in America. Hope YWA finishes that series. I didn't know enough about the domestic violence aspect of the murder until I listened to it. (The other YWA miniseries on the D.C. Sniper also fills in much needed gaps about the relationship violence context.)
I'm taking this time to remember Norm MacDonald instead.
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