Caitlin Moran
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Caitlin Moran is a prominent writer and author known for her insightful commentary on gender and societal norms. This interview reveals her ability to mobilize discussions around sensitive topics, encouraging a deeper understanding of the complexities of gender dynamics.
“A, yes. Look at JK Rowling. She's a billionaire in a castle and she keeps being threatened with death. And similarly, people from the pro-trans side are just, you know, mental health is suffering terribly and can't walk down the street without being threatened.”
“That's a really serious problem with one half of the population, which hasn't been given a name. We're not looking at it as a systemic thing. And although there are lots of laughs in the book that I wrote about it, there are. Yes, thank you. I mean, there's the whole chapter called Cock and Balls. We get in there quite quickly.”
“To be feminist, I feel responsible for everything, Nick. Of course. And a mother. Yes, I'm a mother. And also I'm the eldest of eight children, so as a big sister, you just feel responsible for everybody. So, yeah, there was a sense of fairness.”
“Any girl's kiss, only girl's cry. And it's usually, which I find heartbreaking, the most troubled child in that class, someone who comes from a troubled background, who's been exposed to things they shouldn't have been exposed to, who's heard this message themselves, that comes in and imposes on a class of boys this idea of what a man is.…”
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson — The Caitlin Moran One
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