"Class warfare"? Seriously? This is a phone review.
Topolsky's point is that Sigeler's piece isn't just a phone review.
As technology becomes affordable to more income levels, people need to make sure they frame the debate correctly. I often hear people talk about those "too cheap to buy an iPad," not considering that the $300 difference between an iPad and a Kindle Fire represents two weeks of groceries for a family of four. [0]
This is similar to the occasional self-aggrandizement coming from white sports journalists covering black athletes, like the "I pay your salary so you'd better play hard every game!" meme that's halfway to plantation dialogue.
It's all about sports and phones until it isn't anymore.
[0] And let's not even discuss the hypothetical "why are they even buying tablets?!" counterargument, which is fraught with problems.
Topolsky's point is that Sigeler's piece isn't just a phone review.
As technology becomes affordable to more income levels, people need to make sure they frame the debate correctly. I often hear people talk about those "too cheap to buy an iPad," not considering that the $300 difference between an iPad and a Kindle Fire represents two weeks of groceries for a family of four. [0]
This is similar to the occasional self-aggrandizement coming from white sports journalists covering black athletes, like the "I pay your salary so you'd better play hard every game!" meme that's halfway to plantation dialogue.
It's all about sports and phones until it isn't anymore.
[0] And let's not even discuss the hypothetical "why are they even buying tablets?!" counterargument, which is fraught with problems.