happened to so many people out there. they re happily reading, relaxing with a good book. by a famous author. when, boom, they re hit with a passage that the means women. now this kind of literary sexism is getting called out on a new medium, tiktok. kimberly wetherell, is an audio book narrator and she has a tiktok series called literary man shaming. where she exposes sexes passages in books by famous writers from stephen king, philip roth, to bill bryson. and his 1989 book, lost continent travels in small town america. take a listen to one of the examples. the teenage daughters of these fat women are always utterly delectable. soft, gloriously rounded and naturally fresh smelling as a basket of fruit. i don t know what it is that happens to them, but it must be be awful to marry one of those
new bile cuties knowing that there is a time bomb ticking away in her. that will at some unknown date make her billet out into something huge and grotesque. presumably, all of a sudden, and without much notice, like herself inflating raft from which the pin has been yanked. kimberly wetherell, joins us now. so, kimberly, literary passages like the one we just heard about teenage daughters of so-called fat women. they re just shocking to hear. i want to actually play another one here that you made about a woman s appearance by cookbook author, david leave a bits. let s take a listen to that to. if you like the hearty taste of guinness stout, this is the ice cream before you. i was curious as to whether the beer flavor was too strong. so, i asked my friend heather, a knockout whose microscopic we slain belies the fact that the girl really knows her beer, to
a good personality. because otherwise, the alternative is suicide. that s not acceptable anywhere. and it s shocking. and on some levels, it s funny. and it s just bad writing. comparing ellen s breasts to pink nose fish or picked tipped thumbs. i mean, that s just bad writing. but there are other sections and snippets that i ve been finding that are deeply painful. and sometimes, i actually have to take a break, because i can t do it. it s awful. i like that you say it s bad writing. it s like, peach ercot is dumb. most allegedly issued stupid. when you include it in your writing, and meets it bad writing. kimberly wetherell, it s been a pleasure to have you. i love that you re doing this on tiktok. and doctrine these young people. get them to notice the massage any is stupid and dumb. thank you and be safe. that does it for me. i m zerlina. you can find me monday through friday friday, streaming
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