Woke: A Guide to Social Justice

by Titania McGrath

Overview

'The book everyone's talking about' The Times (Book of the Year)

'Titania McGrath is a genius' Spectator (Book of the Year)

'Beautiful classic satire' Ricky Gervais

'Hilarious . . . the most artful form of subtle parody' Joe Rogan

'Just as Bridget Jones was the embodiment of the anxiety-ridden Nineties feminist, a creation whose diary entries encapsulated all our hopes, fears and failures, so Titania McGrath is her millennial successor, a girl every bit as lost and confused, every bit as accurately observed - and equally, catastrophically, hilarious.' Sarah Vine, Daily Mail

In Woke, Titania McGrath demonstrates how everybody can play their part in the pursuit of social justice. As a millennial icon on the forefront of online activism, Titania is uniquely placed to guide her readers through the often bewildering array of terminology and concepts that constitute twenty-first-century 'wokeness'. These new ideas often leave the general public bemused, particularly if they don't read the Guardian.

Being woke is actually much easier than people think. As Titania demonstrates, anyone can be an activist. By simply adding a rainbow flag to your Facebook profile, or calling out an elderly person who doesn't understand what 'non-binary' means, you can change the world for the better. Indeed, social media has now made it possible to show how virtuous you are without having to do anything at all.

Timely and indispensable, Titania's step-by-step guide will help you to become the woke person you need to be in an increasingly progressive world. In a non-patronising manner, Titania will explain why you are wrong about everything and how to become more like her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472130839
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	03/07/2019
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	439 KB

About the Author

Titania McGrath is a radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest. A regular on the live-slam poetry scene, Titania regularly performs at arts festivals, deconsecrated churches and genderqueer spiritual retreats. Her unique blend of art and activism has been variously described as 'inspiring', 'groundbreaking' and 'woke as fuck'.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

My Struggle 5

Fuck the Patriarchy 11

The Tyranny of Facts 17

I, Victim 23

How to Prod a Shepherd 24

The Human Condition 25

Suck My Hashtag 27

White Death 33

My Culture Is Not Your Goddam Prom Dress 41

Cultural Appropriation 47

The Scourge of Whiteness 48

My Angry Vagina 49

Why I'm No Longer Talking to Men About Feminism 51

Ecosexuality 59

Brexit and the Rise of the Fourth Reich 65

A Little Boy's Brexit 71

23 June 2016 72

Brexit: A Haiku 73

Pussy Power 75

Wedlocked 81

Towards an Intersectional Socialist Utopia 87

Ode to a Homeless 95

Meghan 96

I Am Womxn 97

Dead Fairies and Front Holes 99

Islamofeminism 107

The World Must Not Be Peopled 113

Toxic Masculinity 117

Menstruators 118

A Vegan's Lament 119

Freeze Peach 121

The Androcaust 127

Clockwork Fascists 133

Comedy 141

Mummy 142

I Am Titania McGrath 143

Conclusion 145

Editorial Reviews

Titania McGrath is a genius—Spectator

Hilarious . . . the most artful form of subtle parody—Joe Rogan

As a straight white man I don't think I was allowed to read the @TitaniaMcGrath book. But I did anyway, and I'm here to recommend it. Funniest thing I've ever read. Brilliant—Daniel Sloss

The book everyone's talking about—The Times

Why Titania is perfect for our times . . . Titania is a creation of genius . . . Finally, the plodding, establishment satire of recent years might have finally been subject to the disruption it has so badly needed . . . not just funny, but fatally accurate and true—Douglas Murray, Unherd

Just as Bridget Jones was the embodiment of the anxiety-ridden Nineties feminist, a creation whose diary entries encapsulated all our hopes, fears and failures, so Titania McGrath is her millennial successor, a girl every bit as lost and confused, every bit as accurately observed - and equally, catastrophically, hilarious—Sarah Vine, Daily Mail

Hilarious—Evening Standard

Hilarious . . . perfectly captures the chiding, self-righteous, intolerant, joyless tone of the "woke" Stasi—Janice Turner, The Times

The latest genius twist in Britain's long tradition of satirical spoof . . . Brilliantly funny take on a generation obsessed with gender fluidity, sexism, stereotyping, fat-shaming, no platforming . . .—Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express

Absolutely hilarious—Piers Morgan

She pricks pomposity and tempers moral certitude with a hint of doubt; in short, she keeps us honest. And as a lover of satire, I treasure anyone who can hold a mirror up with wit and intelligence to the more sanctimonious and narrow-minded elements of the left that bother and suffocate people, even me—Shappi Khorsandi, Independent

The funniest spoof Twitter account bar none. Titania's feed is a delight—Charles Moore, Evening Standard

Outrageous and hilarious—Irish Independent

Hilarious—Camilla Long, Sunday Times

Titania McGrath mercilessly satires the Left's online umbrage brigade, the permanently offended, those who have taken on the role of policing thoughts and words to the point of absurdity—The Herald

Absolutely brilliant . . . has revealed the malign hilarity of woke culture—New Criterion

This may be the most important book of 2019—Standpoint

Woke is the funniest, best-crafted satire against the stifling conformity and censorship of illiberal liberals that I've ever seen—Entertainment Focus

She's at her sharpest when taking a quote from a real-life idiot of the left and just tweaking it a little—Rod Liddle, Spectator

A sharp satire on the new Puritanism—Catholic Herald

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