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Ray Mears Sparks Twitter Row by Writing Feminist Fiction

Posted on the 18 June 2014 by Markwadsworth @Mark_Wadsworth

From The Guardian
He camped out in jungles, but award-winning survivalist Ray Mears is in trouble over a book he wrote and published, Backpacking in China with my Vagina.

Mears posted a picture of the book on a shelf on Twitter, with the remark: “Women oppressed by the patriarchy. I am oppressing the patriarchy".

His breezy comment, however, along with pictures of him attending a Slutwalk sparked outrage – among some – on the Twittersphere.


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