User blog comment:Creepy Thomas O./The Plagiarism of Michael Nemeth/@comment-25941663-20161205143435/@comment-4849011-20161206001412

Has anyone else heard the term "radical chic"? It's when someone expresses support for a cause not because of personal support, but because they think voicing support will make them seem hip, trendy, and sensitive and garner them praise & attention. I think it was writer Thomas Wolfe who coined the phrase. The term was first used in a story describing how some rich society woman threw a gala to benefit the cause of minority rights, but fired all her dark-skinned Latino staff beforehand. I think the writer said that was so the woman, this self-appointed champion of minority rights, could hire white staff that her guests would be more comfortable around. Yeah. I thought of that after reading, "...my novel touches on many topics relevant to the LGBT community, such as bullying, suicide, child abuse, rape, dysfunctional relationships with families, alcoholism, etc..." There's no doubt in my mind that this plagiarist said that just to try and get in good with the LGBT community, not because he actually cares about anyone in that community. Note how vague and general the descriptions of the issues are, meaning that you could remove the term "LGBT" and replace it with just about anything.