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Ladies, He Is a Literary Persona

We rounded up some bookish funnies from the newest meme on the block for you. Ladies, if he thinks "diversity" is a genre of books, he is NOT your man.

Deepali Agarwal

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Deepali Agarwal has a Master’s in literary linguistics, which means that every person she’s ever known has, at some point, asked her to ‘edit a thing’ for them-- ‘just see if it reads okay?’ She doesn’t mind, because she believes that the world can be fixed one oxford comma at a time. Deepali lives in Delhi, the capital of India, where cows are sacred, but authors and poets exist and write brilliant things. She works as an editor with OUP India’s School ELT division, where she moves apostrophes, looks up pictures of cats, and talks about children’s books for eight hours. The rest of her day is spent reading, thinking about Parks and Recreation, and wondering if there exist jobs for English majors that pay more than peanuts. Twitter: @DeepaliAgarwal_

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Nov 27, 2018

Twitter is on fire with the newest meme on the block, and we present to you the choicest of bookish funnies. Ladies, if he

never replies to your texts
writes mediocre pose
gives you writing tips

thinks publishing should be “merit-based”

doesn’t “see colour” He is not your partner. He is a white man from literature. https://twitter.com/NOTVIKING/status/1066805478972248064?s=20 https://twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/1066896846252109825?s=20 https://twitter.com/TalkativeTara/status/1066762987824971782?s=20

Ladies, this is just to say if he:

– ignores your texts
– doesn't follow you on social media
– is delicious
– can be sweet
– but also so cold

He's not your man, he's the plums in the icebox you were probably saving.
— Basic Literary Woman (@BasicLitWoman) November 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/Drunk_Austen/status/1066476533093527552?s=20 https://twitter.com/JuliaFtacek/status/1066056305553608704?s=20 https://twitter.com/alliembooks/status/1066591209265582080?s=20 https://twitter.com/0pxj0/status/1066369104783773696?s=20 https://twitter.com/ragsoflove/status/1065960788073070593?s=20 Here’s one to the library! https://twitter.com/HalpernAlex/status/1066752886053527553?s=20 And some for the writers out there! https://twitter.com/rachel/status/1066189521941860353?s=20

Ladies, if he:

-doesn't text back
-rarely makes sense
-uses the word "just" a lot
-is covered in notes that say "fix this later"
-has a saggy middle

He's not your man, he's my first draft. Please send him back.
— Karen M. McManus Updates (@writerkmc) November 26, 2018

We can’t leave without some love for books.

Ladies, if he:

– never texts back
– doesn’t follow you on social media
– can’t go in the water
– emotionally tortures you
– has a super hard shell

He's not your man. He's a book, and books are better than men, so happy reading.
— Random House Group (@randomhouse) November 24, 2018