I think some people forget who and what I am. Before the PhD and before the book.

I’m just a normal poor kid from nothing who was abused, drugged and beaten for years, baby from rape, then prostitution, then subjected to years of DV, then tried to rebuild my life to help women.

I’ve been blanked and attacked more and more since I got a PhD (being called an elitist) and since the book did well (being mocked, accused of profiting, accused of getting too famous).

Why can’t you see what I’m doing here? This is a legacy of work for women.

I’ve even seen people mock how I talk - cos they seemingly forget where I’m from and how hard it is to get through academia this obviously northern and working class.

My work is influential and it’s contentious. It is going more and more mainstream. I get it, but isn’t that what we want for feminism and women’s rights? Isn’t that what we need? To bring it to as many people as possible? To cause as much change as possible?

I’ll keep fighting for women and girls even if none of you want me and that’s where I stand on this. We have shit to do, I’m not here for popularity or cliquey bullshit and the constant mocking, lying and attacking of my work will not deter me.

We are busy changing shit up.

Fuck I wish I could see a woman like me when I was a teenager and thought my only option was prostitution and that I would never escape and that no one would ever take me or my ideas seriously.