'The situation is disgusting and shameful and frankly it speaks for itself.' Gay slammed Mamamia on Twitter, describing the incident as 'cruel and humiliating'. She added: 'I'd estimate there were more than a dozen exchanges back and forth between my producer and her people and the details of them both broke my heart and opened my eyes.' 'She is being rightly excoriated'īut Mamamia has received significant blowback from Gay herself and media commentators, including former Mamamia employees, for both the wording used and for revealing confidential behind-the-scenes details of the interview.
'How big was the lift and was there a goods lift? How many steps from the lift to the podcast studio?' 'How many steps were there from the curb to the door of the building? Were there any stairs? How many? 'The requirements back and forth with her publishers who had brought her out to Australia to promote her books were extremely detailed. I don't want to say fat so I'm going to use the official medical term: super morbidly obese,' she added.
'Roxane Gay is … I'm searching for the right word to use here. Mia Freedman also wrote a story about the behind-the-scenes details of the interview.
