Maisie Williams got some press at the beginning of the year for the following quote”I also feel like we should stop calling feminists ‘feminists’ and just start calling people who aren’t feminist ‘sexist’ — and then everyone else is just a human. You are either a normal person or a sexist. People get a label when they’re bad.” I feel like I fall into Maisie’s definition of a feminist rather than Lindy West’s more outspoken advocating for the female cause. I didn’t know who West was prior to Shrill (although […]
We’re all building our world, right now, in real time. Let’s build it better.
I first heard of Lindy West when she did a segment for This American Life where she confronted a troll who had been so hateful as to create a fake account with her recently deceased father’s information just to hurl abuse at her. She wrote about how much it hurt and the troll actually apologized and took down the site. Later he was willing to be interviewed by her and talk about his motivations. It’s an extraordinary moment in journalism. I follow her on twitter […]
I came for discussions of Lady Kluck. I stayed for discussions of internet bullying.
I’ve long been a fan of Lindy West’s irreverent and sharply funny style. I loved reading her film reviews when she was still with The Stranger (my favorite review is of Sex and the City 2, which I absolutely refused to go see) and Jezebel (hello, scathing indictment of Love, Actually, which is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad movie). I was excited to see her book released this year, and her passage on Lady Kluck in the first chapter made me cackle as […]
The Chapter Titles Alone Are Worth The Purchase
Love. I love this book. I read it in under 24 hours Lindy West is a fantastic writer based in Seattle. Locals first got to know her writing in The Stranger, our funky weekly paper. Most other folks know her as a writer for The Guardian. She uses her wit and intellect to discuss issues like being a fat woman existing in the world, the prevalence and support of rape culture in stand-up comedy, and the need for access to reproductive health care, including abortion. […]