‘I am broken’: Milo’s editor not a big fan of his submitted manuscript
Simon & Schuster was supposed to have published Milo Yiannopoulos’ book “Dangerous,” but it ended up canceling publication earlier this year, inspiring Yiannopoulos to file a lawsuit.
I went to the New York county clerk’s website and found this filing. It includes the entire manuscript with allllllll the editor’s comments as exhibit B. https://t.co/fb9yptldbO
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) December 28, 2017
As part of its rebuttal, Simon & Schuster filed as an exhibit a complete manuscript of the book annotated with comments by editor Mitchell Ivers, and some of those comments made the rounds of social media Thursday, including one about a suicide fantasy.
What's up with this editor comment on Milo's book? pic.twitter.com/Z05tVqUgZZ
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 28, 2017
The editor writes:
I literally cannot take this anymore. I have a gun in my mouth and have said goodbye to my loved ones. I am questioning every decision in my life that led me to this point in my career. I am broken. I have willed my personal finances and worldly possessions. Goodbye world. You deserve this book.
Hey, “You deserve this book” would have looked great as a big red sticker on the back cover.
Milo sued Simon & Schuster for declining to publish his book. In their response brief, S&S included the entire manuscript complete w/the editor's notes and my God they are a joy to read. https://t.co/B1TNcYh1uI
— Jeff B/DDHQ (@EsotericCD) December 28, 2017
The editor is a conservative man who has published books for 45 & other folks with similar opinions. You can see that in the occasional “good point” comments. But mostly he was very politely having NONE of Milo’s bullshit. It’s glorious.
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) December 28, 2017
this might be my favorite comment from the Milo MSS pic.twitter.com/OTQiPqII5k
— Dianna E. Anderson (@diannaeanderson) December 28, 2017
The book editor's comments on Milo's manuscript could be used as a response to just about every comment from a Twitter troll: pic.twitter.com/HaY3uVLdeP
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) December 28, 2017
Incredible that Milo's editor has found my Twitter account as wellhttps://t.co/eakRcKevPv pic.twitter.com/Ei5BModvii
— Andrew Brown (@AndrewBrownAU) December 28, 2017
Comments on Milo's manuscript from editor "This is not the time or place for another black-dick joke" is one of the gentler ones https://t.co/30SgfwU1GW
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) December 28, 2017
Some of these comments to Milo from his editor… pic.twitter.com/dRHZ29fxOh
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) December 28, 2017
See right here this three-word email body should have been taken as a bad sign pic.twitter.com/xU295K924G
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) December 28, 2017
It's also a bad sign when your table of contents is completely indistinguishable from a spoof of your table of contents written by your most acerbic enemy pic.twitter.com/z7YPQlNJpY
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) December 28, 2017
The notes by Milo Yiannopolous's editor are extremely relatable. I've lost track of the number of times I've had to tell @stephenkb this. pic.twitter.com/y32zLfKvnt
— Helen Lewis (@helenlewis) December 28, 2017
If an editor ever left comments on my manuscripts similar to the ones Milo received on his I’d have to move into my therapist’s house. pic.twitter.com/Xrz5TPDmhA
— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) December 28, 2017
I like the part where Milo gets to the thesis of his chapter, and the editor's like, "yeah, but no." pic.twitter.com/GYrh76h7Xp
— Griswold Christmas Vacation (@HashtagGriswold) December 28, 2017
Milo's book editor to him: "You will need to develop a stronger argument against feminism than saying that they are ugly and sexless and have cats." pic.twitter.com/763O6KFVqf
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 28, 2017
My favorite part was at the very end, when Milo, in the Acknowledgements, had a sentence politely thanking everyone at Simon & Schuster for their support. The editor crossed it out.https://t.co/JqerEMpVnf
— Paul Bloom (@paulbloomatyale) December 28, 2017
"Your best points seem to be lost in a sea of self-aggrandizement and scattershot thinking." https://t.co/5OtW9rnLfR
— Aditya Chakrabortty (@chakrabortty) December 28, 2017
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