Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
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Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#2> Beatriz Gimeno, a feminist, writer, activist – and former head of one of Spain’s national equality bodies, the Women’s Institute – attacked the men for creating a female persona in their publicity for Carmen Mola books, over several years
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#3In a trenchcoat?
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#4I really don't see the issue, how can this be seen as a scam?
Even if the persona is used as a marketing tool it might not be great but also...so what?
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#5Google for "Danny Santiago".
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#6Marketing has lied, the whole country is shocked. More news at 11.
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#7> Beatriz Gimeno, a feminist, writer, activist – and former head of one of Spain’s national equality bodies, the Women’s Institute – attacked the men for creating a female persona in their publicity for Carmen Mola books, over several years
Cross-gender pen names are an common tradition. Have they also condemned the Bronte sisters or George Elliot or George Sand for creating a different gender persona for their writing? Or JK Rowling and Andre Norton literally changing their name for marketing purposes so that their gender would not be apparent on the books cover while they were still unknown as authors?
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#8What I find interesting is that this author was listed among the top ten "feminist" writers.
... and that now feminists on twitter are advocating "her" removal. ... which is odd because technically a feminist doesn't need to be a woman.
It really just exposes their hypocrisy, and that's why they hate these three guys.
Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#9What I find interesting is that this author was listed among the top ten "feminist" writers. ... and that now feminists on twitter are advocating "her" removal. ... which is odd because technically a feminist doesn't need to be a woman. It really just exposes their hypocrisy, and that's why they hate these three guys.
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Re: Female thriller writer who won €1m literary prize revealed to be three men
#10When a woman does it, it's to expose the patriarchy. When men do it it's a scandal.
Pen names have existed for centuries. Who cares?