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"By stereotyping my work's audience as self-involved and prissy, women-only packaging also insults my..." — Lionel Shriver

By stereotyping my work's audience as self-involved and prissy, women-only packaging also insults my readers, who could all testify that trussing up my novels as sweet, girly, and soft is like stuffing a Rottweiler in a dress.
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver Journalist • American
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