Yousef Abdalla answers “Why did Zoella call the book Girl Online,...”

Jackie asked this question about Girl Online (Girl Online, #1):

Why did Zoella call the book Girl Online, and why did it have to be about a girl? Why not a boy? Thats just sexist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yousef Abdalla This is a stupid question. And just because she wrote about a girl doesn't mean it's sexist. Besides, if she wrote about a boy, would you go and say, …moreThis is a stupid question. And just because she wrote about a girl doesn't mean it's sexist. Besides, if she wrote about a boy, would you go and say, "Why didn't she write about a girl? Why did she have to write about a boy? That's just sexist!"(less)

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