But this is not my story to tell and I should not have included it in the intro to the podcast or the podcast description.
“I mistakenly assumed that because she spoke about it, I could too. The first and worst was not understanding the difference between Roxane writing in her book, Hunger, about her experiences and difficulties of trying to navigate the world and me talking about that experience from the outside, from my perspective. I should never have been so cavalier in revealing details about my interview with Roxane Gay that should have remained private. “The last 24 hours have been an extraordinarily searing lesson. On Wednesday morning, Freedman issued a personal apology to Gay. Freedman said she is “deeply apologetic” and that she “missed the mark”. Mamamia removed the story from its website, edited the podcast description and issued an statement late Tuesday evening.
