Gay Talese can't name a single female writer who inspired him. Thankfully, Twitter has a few suggestions.

Legendary journalist and author Gay Talese said on Saturday afternoon that he couldn't name a single female writer who shaped his work.Speaking at a Boston University conference called "The Power of Narrative," Talese, 84, further alienated many in the audience by asserting that female journalists aren't interested in "uneducated" or "anti-social" subjects.