working WITH the Man

[metaphortunate]

I now live and work in such a way that I have little to no professional contact with men; I can go entire days without having to consider what a man — any man — thinks of my work.

See, that's what kills me about this The Toast/The Butter thing. Mallory Ortberg wrote that but it's not true. Nick Pavich is the guy running the money behind the site. She's hasn't escaped working for The Man.

That's why Roxane Gay has to post these humiliating tweets about how she's doing what she can.

Oh Mallory, you told us you were the Queen of Misandry but you were sitting on a throne of lies. ;___;

ETA: thanks kate_nepveu for pointing out that Ms. Ortberg is not working for Mr. Pavich: they are co-founders, with equal ownership in the company.

Still. When you're a business owner but you can't alter your contracts without a man's buy-in, it is not true that you've substantially escaped having to care about a man thinks of your work.

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

He was totally a dick, but she's not working for him: http://m.fastcompany.com/3036230/most-creative-people/the-toasts-recipe-for-bootstrapping-a-profitable-media-business

[metaphortunate]

Thanks! That makes me feel a little better.

[cofax7]

Also: they have committed to changing the terms of the contracts, including even retroactively, if they can, for contracts already signed.

Pity it took Nick Mamatas pointing it out to get it any attention.

[metaphortunate]

Which is great! Go them. It was still jarring.