*whimper, paw, whine*

June 26, 2016 8:23 PM

Blair Braverman (previously) has a litter of newborn huskies at home. She also has a memoir coming out, and she's tired of the kind of questions she gets from sexist interviewers. (Further footage of the interviewers just being complete babies.)
posted by Countess Elena (15 comments total)

"Who are you wearing," yes, I'm sure they ask that of the MALE memoirists.
posted by emjaybee at 8:35 PM on June 26, 2016 [3 favorites]

A) every interview with sexist bozos should replace them with adorable puppies. B) going to go buy her book just on the strength of this, because she's clearly funny and awesome.
posted by Lexica at 9:17 PM on June 26, 2016 [10 favorites]

Why in the world did they publish the shots of her in mirror image?
posted by jamjam at 9:54 PM on June 26, 2016

This person is amazing for reasons completely unrelated to what gender she is and she needs to find more interviewers that can genuinely understand that.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 11:22 PM on June 26, 2016 [1 favorite]

PUPPY GRUNTING
posted by gusandrews at 11:50 PM on June 26, 2016 [1 favorite]

sorry the puppies were just really distracting
posted by gusandrews at 11:53 PM on June 26, 2016 [1 favorite]

I will read this book, not least because of her answer to the question 'What makes Ice Cube different?'

"Boys' coming of age stories are about going out into the world and finding adventure and finding their place. And girls' coming of age stories tend to be about going into the world and discovering that it's dangerous in new ways for them."
posted by From Bklyn at 12:56 AM on June 27, 2016 [30 favorites]

I'm loving her first 100-mile race video. She has a singing dog named Refried!
posted by fraula at 5:31 AM on June 27, 2016

OH GOD TINY PUPPIES I AM DEAD FROM THE CUTE.
posted by rmd1023 at 5:56 AM on June 27, 2016 [1 favorite]

It is just so beautifully spot on. Pawing. Whining. Ab-So-Lutely self-absorbed. Haven't read the book but wimper-paw-whine anyway, etc. Love it.
posted by Namlit at 7:04 AM on June 27, 2016

I'd like to call attention to the part of the interview where someone asks her about balancing her career responsibilities with motherhood, and she says "Oh, no, I don't have any kids," and the interviewer thinks it's an appropriate thing to follow up with "Well you're not getting any younger," and she gives that awkward smile with a half-chuckle and no answer that is broadcasting "FUCK YOU YOU MISOGYNIST PIECE OF SHIT" at 100 million watts. Can I make three seconds of a Youtube video into a spirit animal? Because that should be my spirit animal.
posted by Mayor West at 7:16 AM on June 27, 2016 [2 favorites]

It's really like a mysogyny matryoshka doll because not only is the interviewer making inappropriate comments but they haven't even done the research to know her background before they ask dumb questions and pass judgement on her.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 7:59 AM on June 27, 2016 [3 favorites]

You guys puppies look like mole rats. I had no idea.
posted by edbles at 8:18 AM on June 27, 2016

Okay, two things to take away from this:

1.) A lot of interviewers are still gross and sexist and horrible, and something needs to be done.

2.) OMG SOMEONE HUG THOSE LITTLE GRUNTY SQUEALY PUPPIES
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 12:40 PM on June 27, 2016

Had to pop back in here to say that I was so impressed with this that I ordered her book. It is beautifully written. Prose poetry. But not funny and very triggering. I have not been able to finish it. I keep saying to myself, "obviously she came out okay, she made that adorable video with those squirmy, grunty, puppies." But I am having a really, really hard time reading it through.
posted by agatha_magatha at 4:28 PM on July 13, 2016 [1 favorite]