![]() But also a misfit is someone who simply looks around the world and sees it in a way that's different. She defines herself and others like her as misfits.ĬOEL: A misfit is someone who either feels ostracized by society because they don't fit in to whatever ideals the society has established as normal. SANDERS: That lecture and now Michaela's book - they're both all about that - Michaela kind of feeling like an oddball in her industry, even as that industry was showering her with praise. What is it that I am supposed to say that makes this makes sense? Oh, you've never had a Black person or a person of color give this lecture. MICHAELA COEL: I was trying to understand why I had been asked to give the lecture. And it was a very big deal for Michaela to give that lecture. ![]() It's the keynote speech of the Edinburgh TV Festival, this media event where people working in TV around the world meet and talk about the state of the industry. ![]() ![]() SAM SANDERS, BYLINE: Before Michaela Coel made "I May Destroy You," she got a very prestigious invitation in 2018 for her earlier television work, the MacTaggart Lecture. The show is up for nine Emmys this year, and now she has a book called "Misfits: A Personal Manifesto." NPR's Sam Sanders spoke with her on his show It's Been a Minute from NPR and asked what inspired a whole manifesto. Michaela Coel achieved critical acclaim last year for her show "I May Destroy You," which explored issues like sexual assault and consent. ![]()
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