Jude Ellison Sady Doyle (formerly Sady Doyle; born June 11, 1982) is an American feminist author.

Profile

In 2005, Doyle graduated from

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. He founded the

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Tiger Beatdown (a punning reference to ''

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'') in 2008. It concluded in 2013. His 2010

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on Tiger Beatdown was oft-cited.''Sex and Sexuality'' (2019, , edited by The New York Times Editorial Staff, published by New York Times Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group), pages 185-189 Alyssa Rosenberg, writing for ''

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'' in 2011, criticized Doyle's critique in Tiger Beatdown that year of the sexual violence in ''

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''.Alyssa Rosenberg,
Feminist Media Criticism, George R.R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire, And That Sady Doyle Piece
', August 29, 2011, ''

'' Doyle is a feminist author; his first book, titled ''Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why'' (2016), dealt with the ways in which society, and especially the media, have built up (and spotlighted) and then torn down women who defied social norms throughout history, particularly by classifying them as "crazy" and " trainwrecks". His second book, '' Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power'', about patriarchy, monsters, and the horror of being female, was released in August 2019, and deals with the roles women are often pushed into by society, and the ways women are seen as monsters. He contributed "The Pathology of

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" to the 2017 anthology ''Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America'', edited by

Samhita Mukhopadhyay Samhita Mukhopadhyay (born May 3, 1978) is an American writer and former executive editor of ''Teen Vogue''. She writes about feminism, culture, race, politics, and dating. She is the author of ''Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life'' and ...

and

Kate Harding Kate Harding (born c. 1975) is an American feminist and fat-acceptance writer. She was founding editor of the Shapely Prose blog, author of ''Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture—and What We Can Do About It,'' co-author of ''Lessons ...

, and the piece “Nowhere Left to Go: Misogyny and Belief on the Left“ to the 2020 anthology ''Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World'', edited by

Jessica Valenti Jessica Valenti (; born November 1, 1978) is an American feminist writer. She was the co-founder of the blog Feministing, which she wrote for from 2004 to 2011. Valenti is the author of five books: ''Full Frontal Feminism'' (2007), ''He's a Stud, ...

and

Jaclyn Friedman Jaclyn Friedman (; born 1971) is an American feminist writer and activist known as the co-editor (with Jessica Valenti) of '' Yes Means Yes: Visions of Sexual Power and a World Without Rape'' and ''Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the Wo ...

, as well as contributing to ''

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- Yearbook One'' (2012), ''Rookie - Yearbook Two'' (2014), and ''The Book of

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: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Lady Things'' (2013). Doyle also edited and wrote the introduction for ''

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: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations'' (2020). He was a staff writer for ''

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'' and ''

'', and has also written for other outlets including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and

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. Doyle has written extensively about

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...

and the misogynistic abuse that many women face online, which Doyle has also endured. In 2020, he published the teenage

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''Apocalypse 1999 Or The Devil in Jenny Long'', offering it as a free download via the book's website. He wrote the comic ''MAW'', which was a five-issue horror series, the last issue of which came out in January of 2022. The comic was released by

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. His piece “The Healed Body”, about '' In My Skin'', is part of the anthology '' It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror'', published on October 4, 2022. He also worked on the

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for the musical ''Queen of Hearts'', about Martin Bashir’s interview with Diana, Princess of Wales; the musical premiered October 20, 2022.

Social media activities

In 2010, Doyle started the #MooreandMe campaign against

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's rejection of rape allegations made about

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. In 2011, Doyle started the hashtag #mencallmethings as a way to further discussion of sexist abuse received by women writers on the Internet. The same year, Doyle received the first

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Social Media Award. In 2013,

Kurt Metzger Kurt Metzger (born May 24, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He won an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award for his work on the television series ''Inside Amy Schumer''. Early life Metzger was raised in Toms River, New Jerse ...

feuded with Doyle and

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via Facebook and Twitter during a defense of rape humor.

Personal life

Doyle is

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non-binary Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically ...

, and

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, and uses ''he/him'' and ''

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'' pronouns. He has stated that he was sexually assaulted. He has said his father was abusive and almost killed him, his mother, and his brother. Doyle has mentioned having

post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on ...

. Doyle has a husband and a daughter. He also has a brother, who he has stated has

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...

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