Should we ever boycott a writer on the basis of their sex, race, or orientation?
Here’s what I have to say on the subject in season two, episode two, of Hardcore Literature.
Should We Boycott Straight White Male Writers?
Let me know what you think.
We’re talking mansplaining, virtue signalling, and culling male writers from reading lists.
Timestamps:
- 0:35: “You cannot be a victim of racism as a straight white male.”
- 2:50: Why only 7% of British women identify as feminist
- 6:08: I’m not a “feminist”, but most of my mentors are women
- 6:30: Abortion laws, gender wage gap, and women having it harder than men
- 8:00: Boycott male authors – a year of reading women
- 9:10: Affirmative action in literature
- 11:47: My “diverse” reading list