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词条 Titania McGrath
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  1. Character

  2. History

  3. Reception

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) is a parody Twitter user created by comedian and Spiked columnist Andrew Doyle. The account is written from the perspective of a social justice warrior who promotes extreme identity politics and political correctness.[1] McGrath characterizes herself as a "radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest," while her creator describes her as "a militant vegan who thinks she is a better poet than William Shakespeare." The character has received polarizing, though mostly positive, reviews from critics and had more than 200 thousand followers as of March 2019.

Character

Titania McGrath is a fictional 24-year-old "radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest" who identifies as non-binary, "polyracial" and ecosexual.[2][3][4] In an interview with The Spectator, the persona revealed that she was raised by parents who "lavished" her with "gifts and money" in order to distract her from her "oppression." She became woke through the Bible passage of the Cleansing of the Temple, which inspired her to "a similar thing" at the age of four at her local branch of HSBC. She studied Modern Languages at Oxford University before completing an MA in gender studies for which she wrote "a groundbreaking dissertation on technopaganism and the corrosive nature of cis-masculine futurity."[4]

Andrew Doyle, the creator of McGrath, describes her as "a militant vegan who thinks she is a better poet than William Shakespeare." He revealed to The Daily Telegraph that she is named after Titania, the queen of the fairies from Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night's Dream", as he believes that "all of this ‘woke culture’ is an utter fantasy world." He added "The people who promote this hyper inclusive culture are fantasists [...] so [he] think[s] it’s quite appropriate that she is named after the queen of the fairies."[5]

History

The account's creator, Andrew Doyle, is a 40-year-old comedian, columnist for British Internet magazine Spiked[6] and former Oxford University postgraduate student and private school teacher with a doctorate in Early Renaissance Poetry from Wadham College, Oxford. He is also the co-writer of fictitious news reporter Jonathan Pie.[7] He created the account to mock contemporary "woke culture," as the "the majority of people are desperate for this culture to be mocked"; he subsequently created an anonymous Twitter account for his fictional character, Titania McGrath, in April 2018.[5]

McGrath's Twitter account was suspended for hate speech four times, notably on 9 December 2018,[8][9] only for it to gain 20,000 followers after it was reinstated a day later.[5] {{As of|2019|March|10}} her account has 205 thousand followers.[10]

On 7 March 2019, McGrath published her first book, titled Woke: A Guide to Social Justice.[11] A tweet she had posted promoting the book appeared in Private Eyes "Pseuds corner". The post read "I have written the most important book of 2019. Do not buy it for my sake, but for the sake of humanity."[12]

In March 2019, Doyle was contacted by Rosamund Urwin, a journalist at The Sunday Times, who asked whether he was the person behind McGrath's Twitter account, due to the inclusion of several sources in McGrath book that he had quoted previously. Though he denied it, he later revealed himself as the man behind the account.[5] Beforehand, there had been speculation that several people including Chris Morris, Ricky Gervais, Ann Coulter and even Urwin herself were behind the account.[3]

Reception

Titania McGrath's character has received polarizing, though mostly positive, reviews from critics. Janice Turner of The Times praised the author in her review of Woke for "perfectly captur[ing] the chiding, self-righteous, intolerant, joyless tone of the "woke"", and added that though "the politics can be heavy-handed, [...], its satire is a direct hit on the awful state of the left, in all its nihilism, narcissism and illogic, and its self-defeating, petty-minded thought policing. Woke is no joke."[6] Patricia Casey of the Irish Independent hailed McGrath's tweets as "outrageous and hilarious", leaving her "addicted, hooked, devoted."[13] The New Criterion praised Doyle's satirical humour, writing that "blessed with a pitch perfect ear for absurdity, [he] has revealed the malign hilarity of woke culture."[14] Emily Sheffield, writing for the Evening Standard, called McGrath's book "hilarious," though "in book form [...] the parody becomes repetitive." However, she added that "Virtuousness, virtual or otherwise, is an easy target. Being woke even simpler to satirise."[15] Charles Moore of The Spectator called the character "genius," and praised her tweets.[12] Shappi Khorsandi, in an article for The Independent, compared McGrath favorably to Millie Tant from the comic magazine Viz, and stated that McGrath "pricks pomposity and tempers moral certitude with a hint of doubt; in short, she keeps us honest."[16] Neil Mackay of The Herald wrote that Titania’s book "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", adding that Titania’s targets "need mocked" as they "make good causes look ridiculous, they alienate when they should be persuading, and they turn liberalism – which I hold dear – into something stupid."[17]

Conversely, Alex Clark of The Observer criticised the character, stating that "lampooning the language of social justice is a cheap shot," and that "it doesn’t get us much further than the temporary glow of self-praise, and it certainly doesn’t get us off the bus to hell."[18] Mollie Goodfellow of the New Statesman echoed these views, stating that McGrath "simply isn’t that funny," and suggested that her target audience are "the people who claim “you can’t say anything anymore”, even as their opinions are repeated constantly on national TV, in the papers and online," and "who question whether feminism has “gone too far” and say “people will be offended by anything these days”, just after saying something offensive."[19]

See also

  • Jonathan Pie, a fictitious news reporter co-written by Doyle

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://iea.org.uk/twitters-latest-suspension-proves-motive-doesnt-matter-anymore/|title=Twitter’s latest suspension proves motive doesn’t matter anymore|last=Grant|first=Madeline|date=11 December 2018|website=Institute of Economic Affairs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217102621/https://iea.org.uk/twitters-latest-suspension-proves-motive-doesnt-matter-anymore/|archive-date=17 December 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-twitter-spoof-titania-mcgrath-might-be-a-man-h00dgjkkc|title=Woke Twitter spoof Titania McGrath might be a man|last=Urwin|first=Rosamund|date=3 March 2019|website=The Sunday Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303091348/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-twitter-spoof-titania-mcgrath-might-be-a-man-h00dgjkkc|archive-date=3 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/03/04/lisa-graves-i-am-not-titania-mcgrath-go-f-yourself/|title=‘I am not Titania McGrath. Go f**k yourself’|last=Doyle|first=Andrew|date=4 March 2019|website=Spiked|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305150244/https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/03/04/lisa-graves-i-am-not-titania-mcgrath-go-f-yourself/|archive-date=5 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
4. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/brexit-shows-democracy-doesnt-work-an-interview-with-titania-mcgrath/|title=‘Brexit shows democracy doesn’t work’: An interview with Titania McGrath|last=Gold|first=Tanya|date=2 March 2019|website=The Spectator|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310144821/https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/brexit-shows-democracy-doesnt-work-an-interview-with-titania-mcgrath/|archive-date=10 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
5. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/06/man-behind-woke-twitter-account-titania-mcgrath-people-sick/|title=Titania McGrath: 'Queen of woke Twitter culture' sheds his online mask|last=Lyons|first=Izzy|date=6 March 2019|website=The Daily Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306214130/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/06/man-behind-woke-twitter-account-titania-mcgrath-people-sick/|archive-date=6 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
6. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-a-guide-to-social-justice-by-titania-mcgrath-review-how-to-be-a-modern-leftie-mhrkt78v0|title=Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titania McGrath review — how to be a modern leftie|last=Turner|first=Janice|date=8 March 2019|website=The Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308134534/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-a-guide-to-social-justice-by-titania-mcgrath-review-how-to-be-a-modern-leftie-mhrkt78v0|archive-date=8 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/andrew-doyle/jonathan-pie-said-the-lef_b_13181278.html|title=Jonathan Pie Said The Left Was Wrong, Not The Right Was Right|last=Doyle|first=Andrew|date=25 November 2016|website=HuffPost UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126155927/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/andrew-doyle/jonathan-pie-said-the-lef_b_13181278.html|archive-date=26 November 2016|dead-url=no|access-date=17 March 2019}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-a-guide-to-social-justice-by-titania-mcgrath-review-how-to-be-a-modern-leftie-mhrkt78v0|title=Woke: A Guide to Social Justice by Titania McGrath review — how to be a modern leftie|last=Turner|first=Janice|date=8 March 2019|website=The Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308134534/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-a-guide-to-social-justice-by-titania-mcgrath-review-how-to-be-a-modern-leftie-mhrkt78v0|archive-date=8 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://spectator.us/welcome-back-titania-mcgrath/|title=Welcome back Titania McGrath!|last=Elfwick|first=Godfrey|date=10 December 2019|website=The Spectator|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203131940/https://spectator.us/welcome-back-titania-mcgrath/|archive-date=3 February 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath|title=Titania McGrath on Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=10 March 2019}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woke-Social-Justice-Titania-McGrath/dp/1472130847|title=Woke: A Guide to Social Justice|publisher=Amazon|access-date=10 March 2019}}
12. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/02/the-genius-of-titania-mcgrath/|title=The genius of Titania McGrath|last=Moore|first=Charles|date=9 February 2019|website=The Spectator|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310172301/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/02/the-genius-of-titania-mcgrath/|archive-date=10 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/patricia-casey-how-titania-woke-me-to-the-social-justice-warrior-crusade-37943164.html|title=How Titania 'woke' me to the social justice warrior crusade|last=Casey|first=Patricia|date=23 March 2019|website=Irish Independent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401150121/https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/patricia-casey-how-titania-woke-me-to-the-social-justice-warrior-crusade-37943164.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=1 April 2019}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url= https://newcriterion.com/issues/2019/4/wokes-on-you|title=Woke’s on you|date=April 2019|website=The New Criterion|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401145207/https://newcriterion.com/issues/2019/4/wokes-on-you|archive-date=1 April 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=1 April 2019}}
15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/poke-fun-at-woke-titania-but-getting-virtuous-now-and-again-is-better-than-cynical-inaction-a4086276.html|title=Poke fun at ‘woke’ Titania — but getting virtuous now and again is better than cynical inaction|last=Sheffield|first=Emily|date=8 March 2019|website=Evening Standard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310181058/https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/poke-fun-at-woke-titania-but-getting-virtuous-now-and-again-is-better-than-cynical-inaction-a4086276.html|archive-date=10 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/satire-comedy-konstantin-kisin-left-right-wing-punch-magazine-racism-homophobia-a8683321.html|title=Scrap comedy 'safe spaces'. Satire keeps us honest|last=Khorsandi|first=Shappi|date=14 December 2018|website=The Independent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214154452/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/satire-comedy-konstantin-kisin-left-right-wing-punch-magazine-racism-homophobia-a8683321.html|archive-date=14 December 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=24 March 2019}}
17. ^{{Cite news|url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17493544.neil-mackay-we-need-to-stand-up-to-the-tyranny-of-the-thought-police|title=We need to stand up to the tyranny of the thought police|last=Mackay|first=Neil|date=12 March 2019|website=The Herald (Glasgow)|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190401150648/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17493544.neil-mackay-we-need-to-stand-up-to-the-tyranny-of-the-thought-police|archive-date=1 April 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=1 April 2019}}
18. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/mar/10/titania-mcgrath-woke-is-no-joke|title=Titania McGrath: laugh if you want, but woke’s no joke|last=Clark|first=Alex|date=10 March 2019|website=The Observer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310180610/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/mar/10/titania-mcgrath-woke-is-no-joke|archive-date=10 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=10 March 2019}}
19. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2019/03/titania-mcgrath-s-tired-and-unfunny-joke-just-old-sneering-young|title=Titania McGrath’s tired and unfunny “joke” is just the old sneering at the young|last=Goodfellow|first=Mollie|date=11 March 2019|website=New Statesman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311153213/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2019/03/titania-mcgrath-s-tired-and-unfunny-joke-just-old-sneering-young|archive-date=11 March 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=17 March 2019}}
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