The Witches Are Coming - Hardcover

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, LINDY WEST! The firebrand NY Times columnist & bestselling author of Shrill--soon to be a Hulu series starring Aidy Bryant--provides a brilliant & incisive look at how patriarchy, intolerance, & misogyny have conquered not just politics but American culture itself. What do Adam Sandler, Donald Trump, and South Park have in common? Why are myths like "reverse sexism" and "political correctness" so seductive? And why do movie classics of yore, from 16 Candles to Revenge of the Nerds, make rape look like so much silly fun? With West's signature wit & in her unique voice, THE WITCHES ARE COMING lays out a grand theory of America that explains why Trump's election was, in many ways, a foregone conclusion. As West reveals through fascinating journeys across the landscapes of pop culture, the lies that fostered the catastrophic resentment that boiled over in the '16 presidential race did not spring from a vacuum. They have in fact been woven into America's DNA, cultivated by generations of mediocre white men & fed to the masses with such fury that we have become unable to recognize them as lies at all. Whether it be the notion overheard since the earliest moments of the #MeToo movement that feminism has gone too far or the insistence that holding someone accountable for his actions amounts to a "witch hunt," THE WITCHES ARE COMING exposes the lies that many have chosen to believe & the often unexpected figures who have furthered them. Along the way, it unravels the tightening link between culture & politics, identifying in the memes, music, & movies we've loved the seeds of the neoreactionary movement now surging through the U.S. Sprawling, funny, scorching, & illuminating, THE WITCHES ARE COMING shows West at the top of her intellectual & comic powers. As much a celebration of America's potential as a condemnation of our failures, some will call it a witch hunt. To which West would reply, so be it: "I'm a witch & I'm hunting you".