I don’t know if I would say I feel “empowered,” because that’s become something I feel like we’re supposed to think comes from, like, getting laser facials or some shit. You worry in the book about the stereotype of women writing only about “dating and their anxiety disorders.” Did you get over that fear? Do you feel newly empowered?Īfter thinking really hard about dating and romance for nine months, I did come out on the other end feeling like it isn’t a frivolous thing to write about at all. Although, I am one of those who thinks there can be no true feminism under capitalism. I think a good starting point is addressing the wage gap, which disproportionately affects women of color. I mean, much smarter people than I have written much longer books on this issue. Well, I’ve read it! You begin by describing it as “a comedy philosophy book about what dating and loving is like now, in an era that we thought was the end of patriarchy (but we now know is at least five hundred years away from that) and at the beginning of an age where robots do all our dating for us.” So we’ll start with an easy question: How do we dismantle the patriarchy?

My main feeling is that everyone at work keeps apologizing for not having read my book yet, and I have to keep on saying that it’s not out yet so it’s fine. You’ll have a blast reading this and then date.or not date anyone because you are living your best single life with new best friend Roberson by your side.Hi Blythe! How are you feeling about the book? 'Funny, sharp, and feminist fun in a way we’re led to believe isn’t possible. ' How to Date Men When You Hate Men is an incredibly funny read that was surely not written when Blythe was supposed to be working for me.' (Stephen Colbert) With sections like: Real Interviews with Men About Whether or Not It Was a Date Good Flirts That Work Bad Flirts That Do Not Work and Definitive Proof That Tom Hanks Is the Villain of You’ve Got Mail, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a one-stop shop for dating advice when you love men but don't like them.Įarly Praise for How to Date Men When You Hate Men: And really, was that date even a date in the first place? She collects her crushes like ill-cared-for pets, skewers her own suspect decisions, and assures listeners that any date you can mess up, she can top tenfold. From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy audiobook aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society.īlythe Roberson’s sharp observational humor is met by her openhearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives among other humans.

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