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Laurie Penny Profile picture
@PennyRed
Sep 3, 2018 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
I was honoured to be invited by @theeconomist to speak as part of their prestigious #openfuture convention - but I cannot in good conscience appear at an event which chooses to dignify a neo-nationalist like Steve Bannon. Unless this decision is reversed, I will not be attending.
@TheEconomist It looks like an otherwise wonderful event, and everyone needs to make their own decision, but I strongly encourage other attendees and speakers to consider doing the same. Freedom of speech does not require us to dignify bigots with the honour of a keynote. #OpenFuture
@TheEconomist I apologise to the hard-working team at @TheEconomist -I know how carefully you’ve put the panels together and it gives me no pleasure to make extra work for you like this. I hope you can understand why I felt it was necessary.
@TheEconomist (To clear up any confusion, I will also definitely not be appearing at the
@newyorker
festival. It was easy to take a firm, principled stand on this, as I was not invited to the
@newyorker
festival and will be in a totally different country when it happens)

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Aug 27, 2018
How to write a book, by Laurie Penny aged 31 3/4:
1. Write a plan and some chapters on an enormous urgent topic that you care about a whole lot.
2. Persuade publishers to buy this book.
3. Build a small fort of other people’s books. Retreat inside for 3 months. >
4.At the critical research stage, have eye surgery that leaves you confused and functionally blind for six weeks.
5. Write 3000 words of theory per week alongside your other job. Lose the ability to relate to humans whilst writing about human relationships.
6. Submit 60,000 words that made sense in your head.
7. Realise it makes no sense outside your head. Take manuscript, turn it into soup, restructure whole thing from the beginning.
8. Lose your research notes when your laptop is stolen. Start new research file.
9. Remember sleep?
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May 31, 2018
Rejection is emotionally terrifying, and part of building a better, freer, more joyful sexual culture post-#metoo is going to involve everyone learning how to handle rejection better- and how to make approaches in a non-intimidating way.
I’ve learned everything I know about this from queer and poly and kink culture. The key, as far as I’m concerned, is to make it as easy as possible for the other person to say no - which is of course the opposite of what Pickup theory teaches you.
I’m a dork, but I find that text message/IM is the best for asking people out in a way that makes it easy for them to say no, as is asking clearly and directly. Lots of people find that part so so hard. Especially if they were raised female. Or, you know, British.
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Apr 1, 2018
Thread. If you were moved by this essay of mine about how we tear down women in public, here are some simple ways you can make a difference. longreads.com/2018/03/28/who… Firstly, most importantly: if you see this sort of mob trashing happening, don’t be part of it. >
> If there’s a woman in your social, professional and political circles who everyone seems to hate, exclude or make fun of for reasons you can’t easily explain, ask yourself privately what’s really going on there. >
> Don’t assume that just because someone has survived years of trashing and trolling and is still around that means she is unaffected, that she does not need your help or support. It is never easy, and it is more exhausting as the years go on.
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