Terrible Book Club

Butch by Jay Rayn - Episode 186


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We read Butch for today's episode at the request of listener Os who emailed us last year saying,"A while ago, I read a book that, while incredibly badly written, still somehow left me feeling for the protagonist, because all the other characters are (in every sense of the word) ridiculously homophobic. It's called "Butch" by Jay Rayn. It's a "life story thus far" type of book about a butch woman who constantly ights discrimination in the most cartoonish ways possible and romances just about every woman she meets. I'm 99% sure this is just a veiled attempt at rewriting her own biography by the author. Maybe this can be a fresh bad taste for your reading palate. Best, Os (a listener who bought that book thinking it was actually a big deal for butch culture, only to realize they had been tricked by the self-publishing author)."

References & Thanks:

  • "G.I. Joes in Barbie Land": Recontextualizing Butch in Twentieth-Century Lesbian Culture by Sherrie A. Inness & Michele Lloyd
  • https://www.ncsby.org/content/normative-sexual-behavior
  • Thanks to Tris for consulting on this episode and helping us navigate Butch identity

In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode includes discussion or mention of: homophobia, racism, and sexual assault.

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