I just have to share my frustration…. It’s not even anger because I feel like this guy is really really trying to pull out the “look at me, I’m not politically correct and say what’s on my mind, aren’t I awesome?” card and that’s just…well annoyingly dull. It’s been done, as they say. But I still had to share.
Many of you have probably heard of VS Naipaul, a Nobel laureate from Trinidad who seems to constantly be trying to get on everyone’s last nerve. Well, last time I think it was the Muslims he was pissing off, now it’s women. Yup, the whole lot of us. In this article over at The Guardian, Naipaul claims that there is no woman, living or dead, that can parallel him in terms of writing. He’s just that good people. Oh wait, also it’s because women “unequal to [him]” and have a “narrow view of the world.”
Well that settles it! Women writers are sucky and male writers are just awesome-sauce. Especially this guy, who apparently we should all bow down to because he’s such a literary genius. Glad we have that sorted out.
He also goes on to state that “I read a piece of writing and within a paragraph or two I know whether it is by a woman or not. I think [it is] unequal to me." Isn’t sexism fun everyone? The Guardian even has this fun little test to see if YOU can be as cool as Naipaul. Give it a shot. I got 5 out of 10 right.
So, there’s my rant of the day. Hope you enjoyed it. Oh, and if you’re a female writer you might as well give up now.
