Why Margaret Atwood’s defense of the word ‘woman’ is misguided – and why it’s so important to get it right (Independent)
After receiving pushback, Atwood delivered what appeared to be her best attempts at “clapbacks.” Ignoring the higher-profile authors and journalists responding to her, Atwood retweeted responses from accounts with fewer than 300 followers (remember, she has two million followers) to defend the author of the essay against the label “TERF”, cast doubt on whether people read the essay in question, and put the spotlight on the smaller accounts that dared question her.
If you’re wondering, yes, she did it again.