“Third World” refugee here. I have a PhD in English and I won a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. What have you done? @LaurenWitzkeDE https://twitter.com/LaurenWitzkeDE/status/1313867438770057218
A joke I give in my lectures: I, for one, believe in an America that is equal for all, where refugees and immigrants have the equal right to be mediocre—just like every other American.

More nuanced but just not as satisfying as a slapdown.
The only other time I’ve used my Pulitzer this way
Some commenters have said Việt Nam is Second World, not Third World.

1. Racists can’t tell the difference
2. Twitter isn’t for nuance
3. I identify with the Third World, too
The only other time I’ve used my Pulitzer this way
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