Guardian interview with Juno Dawson

[RoyalCorgi]

The Guardian is once more peddling male fantasies of what a teenage girl is:

www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/11/juno-dawson-trans-alice-wonderland-interview-spice-girls

Dawson has written a novel based on Alice in Wonderland, but with a trans lead character:

'Wonderland is also a wake-up call to anyone who believes gender reassignment might be a happy-ever-after. Alice has recently returned to school after three months in hospital following a suicide attempt. “While I’m delighted with my perky little boobs,” she says, “I was profoundly disappointed that my urge to cut myself didn’t vanish with the first milligram of oestrogen to pass my lips.” Her problems, Dawson points out, are those of all too many young women. “When I’m at the Hay book festival or at Yale, these teenagers come into my signing queues and they are scarred. It must be talked about because it permanently affects girls.”'

Yes, teenage girls are really delighted with their perky little boobs, you misogynist little creep.

[BettyFilous]

We (her peers) did not aspire to her situation, lest any of the monitors are reading. 👋🏻 We thought it was grim and judged her mother.

[SunsetBeetch]

Awww, we're being told on. (It's not Graham Linehan, it's a fake account).

"@LoveNewchic Hey New Chic, I just wanted to see if you where ok with your ads being shown alongside a horrible transphobic thread on @MumsnetTowers ? Not a good look for your brand being shown next to comments calling trans people child abusers."

twitter.com/glinermm/status/1262418490612465666?s=19

[TheProdigalKittensReturn]

"I just wanted to see if you were OK with people who I don't like giving you money."

[SheSheHe]

Juno Dawson wins YA book of 2020 for Meat Market and has her 3-book series (inc. Meat Market, Clean and Wonderland) optioned by film company. Seems like they’re on to a winning formula.

[Shedbuilder]

Depressing, but with a bit of luck by the time they are able to get around to them (thank you, Covid-19) the tide will have turned. I think more and more adults are becoming more and more uncomfortable with what they're seeing. And if they do make it into a film it'll give some of us uppity women the chance to go and demonstrate outside cinemas and spread the GC word further.

[SoldiersinPetticoats]

Thanks for letting us know, Juno

[DickKerrLadies]

@TheProdigalKittensReturn

"I just wanted to see if you were OK with people who I don't like giving you money."

Quote of the day

[DickKerrLadies]

@SheSheHe

Juno Dawson wins YA book of 2020 for Meat Market and has her 3-book series (inc. Meat Market, Clean and Wonderland) optioned by film company. Seems like they’re on to a winning formula.

The next J.K.Rowling, I'm sure.