"We're climbing this ladder, maybe to prove ourselves to the mainstream world, to earn respect, to be palatable and accepted in the eyes of wider society. In Misfits, Coel writes that she and other creatives often seem to climb an endless ladder in search of safety and success, never quite reaching the top. The only way I can think of helping dissolve this is by talking about it and publishing things like the MacTaggart lecture to try and rinse the nonsense away," she says. "You've brought these people here, but you're not showing them how you do it. Coel says this can range from not caring about a creative's mental health, not paying them fairly, and not providing tangible training and support to meet their deadlines. The result was an indictment of how the TV industry seeks the unique perspectives of misfits, but doesn't give them the tools they need to succeed. What is it that I am supposed to say that makes this make sense?"
never had a Black person or a person of color give this lecture, I'm the only person under 30. This timely, necessary book is a rousing coming-to-power manifesto dedicated to anyone who has ever worried about fitting in."I was trying to understand why I had been asked to give the lecture. Misfits is a triumphant call for honesty, empathy and inclusion. An artist to her core, Coel holds up the path of the creative as an emblem of our need to regard one another with care and respect - and transparency. By embracing our differences, she says, we can transform our lives. With inspiring insight and wit, she tells of her reckoning with trauma and metamorphosis into a champion for herself, inclusivity and radical honesty, and in telling her journey invites us to reflect on our own. Building on this speech, Misfits immerses readers in her deeply personal vision through powerful allegory and anecdotes - from her East London upbringing to her discovery of theatre and love for storytelling. But in the end, the person most impacted was Coel herself. Michaela Coel's MacTaggart Lecture touched a lot of people with her striking revelations about race, class and gender. ***A BEST AUTUMN READ in Vogue, Vulture, Time Magazine, Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle and LitHub * **įrom the brilliant mind of the creator and star of I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum comes a passionate declaration against fitting in. A gifted writer' Sunday Times | ' A remarkable talent' Guardian | 'A perfect truth-teller of our time' ELLE | 'Leaps off the page' Observer | 'Comic and devastating' New York Times | ' A magnificent thinker' gal-dem | 'A must-read' Metro | 'Your self-help bible' Sunday Times ' Razor-sharp and as funny as I May Destroy You. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A SUNDAY TIMES FILM & TV BOOK OF THE YEAR
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