Sinclair Skinner, would-be "Gramzilla" slayer

The front page story on Mayor Fenty's cronyism in Sunday's Washington Post mentions Sinclair Skinner's "Gramzilla" attacks on Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham in the Georgia Avenue Defender and related posters put up in Ward 1 neighborhoods, but does not mention the gay-baiting element that was reported in City Paper's August 11, 2006 cover story.

Skinner's caricatures (one of which is shown here) accentuated his racially polarized perspective by portraying Graham's gay “preferred companions” (as Skinner's newsletter dubbed them) as white, playing into the false notion that gay and black are distinct, non-overlapping categories.

It's bad enough that City Paper got a 3 1/2 year jump on the Post, but for the Post also to miss the nuances is a bit embarrassing.

(Hat tip: Cheryl Cort)