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Lindy West (born March 9, 1982) is an American writer, comedian and activist. She is the author of the essay collection Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. The topics she writes about include feminism, popular culture, and the fat acceptance movement.
Lindy West is a multi-talented and hilarious writer who has published books, newsletters, and podcasts on topics ranging from movies to politics to abortion. She is also a co-writer and producer of the Hulu comedy Shrill, based on her memoir.
Lindy West - The New York Times. ‘Clueless’ and ‘Saved by the Bell’ Are How We Got Trump. How ’90s pop culture convinced a generation of would-be earnest activists that caring was uncool. By...
Mar 22, 2024 · Author Lindy West has been battling fat stigma for more than a decade. Here’s why she hates the word obese and why she wants you to be compassionate.
May 16, 2016 · Lindy West on Getting Vulnerable in Her New Memoir. Several years ago, in the aftermath of the now-infamous Daniel Tosh rape joke ruckus, the then-Jezebel writer and lifelong comedy obsessive...
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Nov 5, 2019 · In The Witches Are Coming, firebrand author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill, Lindy West, turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt?
Nov 5, 2019 · The writer and feminist extraordinaire Lindy West has never been one to shy away from conflict. Whether it’s confronting online trolls or debating comedians about whether rape jokes belong in the...
