None of the myths Malik examines are new, but the way they are used and disseminated – widely, over the internet – is. Malik devotes a chapter to understanding the origin of each myth, and why and how we need to create a new myth in its place. The book takes what Malik considers to be the "six most influential myths behind our age of discontent": the myths of gender equality, the crisis in political correctness, the free speech crisis, damaging identity politics, virtuous origin and the reliable narrator. The answer to those questions, according to journalist Nesrine Malik, is no, and she makes a compelling case for her viewpoints in her book We Need New Stories. Is protesting, say, the invitation of a speaker with extreme, hateful views an infringement on his and the audience's right to freedom of speech? And is feminism now going too far? But is there too much political correctness in the world? You'll have no doubt heard a version of these in real life, or seen words to their effect pass your phone or computer screen while scrolling through social media. "Look how far women have come the battle for gender equality is over." "The protest is an infringement of free speech."
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