Sexism and the John Green Effect in my Twitter Timeline.
Reblogged from The Fangirl:
Same story, two VERY different tweets/headlines, and even in the tweet that acknowledges Susan Straight (who is receiving a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD), it barely manages to keep her in the text of the tweet.
Click the images to read the associated articles and marvel at how a "Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing" who oversees a graduate program and has been writing children's books for over twenty five years is overshadowed by a man who's been writing for less than half that long, who has a large following on YouTube.
