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"As a publisher that’s championed body diversity and representation in the media we’re deeply apologetic that in this instance we’ve missed the mark in contributing to this discussion. The first and worst was not understanding the difference between Roxane. The Australian journalist and founder of women’s website Mamamia interviewed Gay on her podcast about her memoir, which focuses on her relationship with her body and battles with weight. I should never have been so cavalier in revealing details about my interview with Roxane Gay that should have remained private. Mamamia and Freedman declined requests for comment, but in a statement on its website, it apologised and said it didn't intend to disrespect Gay. The last 24 hours have been an extraordinarily searing lesson. Gay was "appalled" what was written about her, as she tweeted on Monday.Īnd other people joined in on the backlash on Twitter. "How many steps were there from the curb to the door of the building? Were there any stairs? How many? How big was the lift and was there a goods lift? How many steps from the lift to the podcast studio? There was also a lot of talk about chairs - making sure we had one sturdy enough to both hold her weight and make sure she was comfortable." the website's eponymous founder Mia Freedman objectified Gay in her introduction to the podcast released on Sunday reducing her to wide-eyed. The requirements back and forth with her publishers who had brought her out to Australia to promote her books were extremely detailed," she added. OPINION: Roxane Gay's latest book is out today. "Her size is imposing and also a logistical nightmare for her. The words to describe Gay get no less subtle. I don’t want to say fat so I’m going to use the official medical term: super morbidly obese." Roxane was responding to a podcast and article published by the womens site. "You see, Roxane Gay is……I’m searching for the right word to use here. American feminist author, Roxane Gay, appeared on a WSJ podcast on Tuesday. And I would never normally breach the confidence of what goes on behind the scenes while organising an interview but in this case, it’s a fundamental part of her story and what her book is about," Freedman wrote. "Hunger is a memoir about Roxane Gay’s body. How Mamamia would "accommodate" Gay for her interview is discussed in the episode's prologue and the article about the podcast, which has since been deleted. These "dozens of exchanges" were used to help paint the scene in the No Filter podcast, which Gay appeared on with the site's founder, Mia Freedman. Unconditionally sorry.”įreedman ended her post by encouraging Mamamia readers to buy a copy of Gay’s book.Amazon's new bookstore isn't actually a bookstore. It was disrespectful and it upset her and for that I am deeply, deeply sorry. “But this is not my story to tell and I should not have included it in the intro to the podcast or the podcast description. Freedman then went on to apologise her her actions. “I mistakenly assumed that because she spoke about it, I could too,” the journalist confessed. “The first and worst was not understanding the difference between Roxane writing in her book, Hunger, about her experiences and difficulties of trying to navigate the world and me talking about that experience from the outside, from my perspective,” Freedman admitted. And it appears Freedman did the same, however through her own perspective. In Gay’s book Hunger, the author details her perspective as a woman of larger weight. “ The last 24 hours have been an extraordinarily searing lesson. Mia Freedman has written an apologetic post on her website Mama Mia after she was accused of ‘fat shaming’ and breaching the privacy of feminist and author Roxane Gay who featured on a recent podcast.įreedman revealed intimate details of phone calls and emails, which took place ahead of the No Filter podcast recording.Īs a result, fans took to social media to defend Gay and vent their frustrations at Freedman’s move.