>"Talese, who is one of the originators of the New Journalism movement of the 1960s and 70s, was asked at a conference on 2 April to name any female writers who inspired him. “I didn’t know any women writers that I loved,” he was reported to have said, sparking criticism from women in the audience."
>“Gay Talese couldn’t think of a single woman writer who inspires him or whose work he loves. That unfortunate man. Maybe he needs to read more widely. For a start.”
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/06/authors-respond-to-gay-talese-neil-gaiman-jodi-picoult
Do you think it's misogynistic if an 84-year-old white male writer can't name a single female writer he "loves"?
No. There is a very small number of great female writers. Neil Gaiman, Jodi Picoult and Tina Fey shouldn't be listened to, by the way.
And please don't come back to this board. Your thread is quite useless and the results will most certainly be unfruitful.
no. there are many great woman authors. but who cares if some old man doesnt "love" them. love means different things to sifferent people. also, he may have enjoyed some but they probably didnt "inspire" him.
yawn
>>7892554
>3 IPs in this thread
Stop trying to force your shit thread OP
>>7892515
How entitled do you have to be to get angry that someone wasn't artistically inspired by a writer of the same sex as you?
Italians are funny cunts
Did you even read to the end of the article?
>>7892569
Why should anybody enact the labour of reading an entire article about a confirmed #misogynist ?
>>7892573
aren't you bored of this yet
A thread died for this shit
It's funny because I thought it would be about women journalist too(and he says this too at the end). The internet sucks.
Also I had to look up who the hell Jodi Picoult was. And why does a comedian have such a voice that it's relevant to this discussion...
>>7892515
In 2016, a loose collection of mediocre writers instruct an elderly journalist (whom they aren't interested in reading) on whom he should be inspired by. What a wacky world we're living in
DON'T WORRY /LIT/
A new article has just been published recommending inspiring female writers that the misogynist Talese may want to read:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/apr/06/10-inspiring-female-writers-you-need-to-read
Woman can like literature but they don't understand it
You know, I don’t want to be offensive. But ‘woman' [regarded by many as evolution's masterpiece] is just awful. It seems ridiculous to have to say it. She can’t think, she can’t write. There’s no discernible talent.
