The New York Times - say goodbye to Macaulay. Dancers say #metoo

Alastair Macaulay remains the Chief Dance Critic at the New York Times, despite demonstrating repeated nastiness and lack of true understanding of dance as an art form. It's also a mystery as to why he was hired for the position in the first place, as mainly a theater critic. That tone is most well known for "Plumgate", when he said that Jennifer Ringer (publicly a recovering survivor of an Eating Disorder) ate "one sugar plum too many". There is zero justification for that, apart from the petty meanness - it adds nothing to what a review should offer. But this is part of a continued trend of scathing reviews that lack context and constructive critique - particularly of women choreographers who dare to take risks, assert their voices, and courageously dare to break boundaries. It's all part of what we know to be true with many men and women's bodies - seeking to define, control, and exploit. In light of #metoo, we demand that The New York Times replace him as Chief Dance Critic. It's well past time for an end to Gia verbal abuse. Gia Kourlas would be a wonderful candidate. She's dutifully written on dance for The Times for years - with insight, a keen eye, and an open heart. But anyone but Macaulay would be astronomically better. He doesn't serve the dance community. We need somebody in the dance community who does. Period.