So you think because there are women in the industry that they also can’t be biased towards men? Sorry, dude, you’re sadly, sadly mistaken.

Dude, you do realize that women have structural bias too, right? Misogyny isn’t just for men. If it were it would be much easier to eradicate. Additionally, there’s a fuck ton of evidence to suggest publishing is a highly gendered sport.

“Certainly, structural sexism exists in ______, but you’re overstating it”

Name one real, published writer who could be described as “weak-willed” and “fears real work.” It’s literally fucking impossible, because the act of writing a novel requires a tremoundous amount of willpower and hard work.

Your experience is clearly very limited. Also, I would suggest, it is specifically limited to people who “want to be writers” rather than those that actually are. Writing is fucking haard work and requires a tremendous amount of will-power, much more real than my relatively mindless but well-paying 9-5 gig (which is…

Oh boohoo, it’s pretty clear from studies AND anecdotes that the publishing industry has a heavy bias AGAINST women. Don’t blame them for your inability to move past your biases, and sure as hell don’t bitch and moan about that exact bias being discussed.

I think you ought to read a little closer... This wasn’t a comparison of her first book to her second, this was the same damn thing, word for word, just sent from separate email accounts and under different names.

Write it anyway. Do it for you. You never know what the future may bring. But don't let them stop you from following your heart. Seriously, I have a novel with five POV characters, four of which are men. It wasn't on purpose, it just worked out that way. And it crosses genres, and has even taken me into territory I…

It’s fucked up that her Harry Potter series wouldn’t have been as popular or even published had she not.

It was her publisher’s suggestion. They didn’t think boys would want to read a book by a woman, so “Jo” became “J” and she didn’t have a middle name, so she took the “K” from her mother, Kathleen.

You know the world is f’ed when J.K. Rowling *still* writes under a dude’s name.

Writing is an extremely brave profession. I’m way too chicken shit to try it. Bravo to all of you on and off Jezebel for wearing your heart on your sleeve for a living!

my parents gave me a very masculine name— in fact I have only, in my 27 years of existence, even heard of two other women with my particular name— and when I apply to jobs and correspond electronically I don’t give any indication that I am, in fact, female. It’s a little ongoing experiment of mine. People’s reactions…

Dudes are in a rage/ practically in tears over a Ghostbusters movie with a female cast in it and yet WOMEN are the over the top emotional ones? Yeah.

He gave all the proof anyone would need in those transcripts that came out. I think anyone still defending him either is trolling or knows but doesn’t care.

It begins when the fetus is developed enough that it can be born and survive without requiring life support.

Contraception prevents abortion.

Planned Parenthood has prevented more abortions than all of the pukes who are opposed to them put together.

ughhh I knew something like this would happen after that bullshit fake ass video came out. Can people stop acting like Rand Paul is different from other republicans now?