Charles McRay Blow (born August 11, 1970) is an American liberal journalist, commentator, and current visual op-ed columnist for The New York Times.
="Life_and_career">Life and career
Blow was born and raised in Gibsland, Louisiana. He graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University, with a bachelor's degree in mass communication. He has worked as a graphics director and art director for The New York Times and National Geographic.
In April 2008, he began writing a column in The New York Times. His column had originally appeared biweekly on Saturdays. In May 2009, it became a weekly feature and appeared twice, weekly, in December 2012. As of May 2014, it appears every Monday and Thursday.
Blow often appears on CNN and MSNBC.
On February 22, 2012, Blow referred to presidential candidate Mitt Romney's "magic underwear", an apparent reference to the Temple Garment, in response to a comment by Romney about two parent households. The comment was criticized as insensitive to Mormons. In response, Romney joked that "I guess we’re finding out for the first time that the media is somewhat biased." Blow later apologized.
In 2014, Blow published the book-length memoir entitled Fire Shut Up In My Bones.
In August 2016, while appearing on CNN with Donald Trump presidential campaign delegate Bruce Levell, Blow called Donald Trump a "bigot" and said that anyone who supported Trump is "a part of the bigotry itself."
In February 2017, Blow had a heated exchange with political commentator Kayleigh McEnany on CNN's show, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon.
Personal
Blow lives in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, with his three children. His eldest son attends Yale University and his twins attend Middlebury College and Columbia University. In 2014, Blow came out publicly as bisexual.
See also
- LGBT culture in New York City
References
External links
- Blow's columns, The New York Times
