Shon Faye publishing book on trans rights

[PrincessPlummy]

'So my first book is being published by Penguin Press. It’s a political discussion (‘polemic’ sounds too angry) how British trans people are discriminated against in every aspect of life. Sick of the media conversation so starting my own. Stay tuned!'

twitter.com/shonfaye/status/1105430715859116033

Hope it’s better researched than this utter cack Faye came up with regarding prisons and refuges:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/21/trans-women-rape-domestic-violence-dangers

"Discriminated against in every aspect of life"? feckin' irony alert there.

Well, let's wait and see (assuming someone will take one for the team and read it...). If there are instances of genuine transphobic discrimination then they should be dealt with.

I wonder if Faye telling youngsters to suck dick and get tits early and telling women to enjoy their erasure is framed as sex discrimination?

The book of [Shon] has been remaindered
And I am pleased.

(Paraphrasing) Clive James

I think I might just have better things to spend £70 on. (according to Waterstones) Pink fluffy things perhaps.

Owen Jones has come out in support:
twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1105436424353075200

Seventy quid? Isn’t that a transphobic price?

Even Shon Shonself says trans rights are a class struggle:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/25/trans-equality-class-struggle-obsessive-arguments-boundaries-identity

£70!! Wow.

It's a typical price for specialist books with limited appeal. The writer ends up with two fifths of bugger all in royalties because it'll be pirated on some dodgy download site. If this happens to Shon, it's not down to transphobia.

I like the episode of Alan Partidge where he does go watch his book being pulped.

I saw Owen's book for fifty pence at a car boot sale

I still wasn't tempted

I don’t doubt trans people are marginalised and discriminated against. I will stand with them against such instances.

I don’t think their exclusion from female only spaces in some circumstances amounts to discrimination, but I suspect that’s what the book will major on.

£70?! I bet even LOJ won't shell out that much, far easier just to endorse on twitter

Now I’m imagining a series where Alan comes out as a late transitioner.

Will anyone take him on a date to the Owl Sanctuary?

A Partidge’s Pauline and Paul Calf.

This came in to my work and we turned it down. I didn’t even have to express any GC views, which I was nervous about, the consensus was already against it - the chapter available to read was poorly written and stats were used that appeared to be irrelevant. And SF hadn’t actually set out her argument, there was just a list of proposed chapter topics. And my work is very woke so I thought they’d love it.

Interesting MaryLennox

Not wanting to derail the thread, but was just reminded of this bit of classic Alan...

Deleted for suggesting that Shon’s book is hardly likely to grace desks across the land? Crumbs.

Can't offend Saint Shon on Mumsnet anymore, hipster

Another TRA coming out of the woodwork because they realise they’re being eclipsed by Rachel McKinnon.

Shon described this as Shon’s ‘Mumsnet handbag’ so, really, Shons in glasshouses should think twice before throwing ‘offensive’ stones.