Outraged
Why Everyone is Shouting and No One is Talking
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Publisher Description
'The powerful new voice of her generation'
The Times
'Funny, nuanced and wonderful'
Jon Ronson
'A book that had me hollering, nodding and questioning at the same time'
Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie
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A candid exploration of the state of outrage in our culture, and how we can channel it back into the fights that matter, from presenter and DJ Ashley 'Dotty' Charles.
In this wise and very funny journey into the outrage industry, Ashley 'Dotty' Charles explores how by shouting about everything, we have lost sight of the fights that actually matter - and created a world where our outrage feels with consequence.
Here's how we can get it back on track.
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'Funny, educational, enlightening . . . Way ahead of its time' Chris Evans
'A smart and timely manifesto for surviving the age of rage' i
'Everyone with a social media account should read this book' Bella Mackie
'A swipe at the empty rhetoric of activism' Observer
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
BBC presenter and DJ Ashley ‘Dotty’ Charles dives into our incorrigible taste for online fury and hysteria in this lively and engaging book. She explores the toxic downsides to online fame (namely: what happens when the public turns on you) and attempts to make sense of our dedication to outrage. What do we achieve by getting so angry and “‘cancelling” people and movements? How do we better direct our often legitimate rage to try to bring lasting change? Key to Charles’ research are interviews with polarising characters including discredited black rights activist Rachel Dolezal (who believes herself to be transracial and identifies as black despite being ‘outed’ as a white woman) and right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins. Charles endeavours to look past the online caricatures and understand what happens during and after these storms. It’s a book that had us asking plenty of questions on our actions, written with care and intelligence.