![]() She reminds us that it’s okay to say “I don’t know”. Here’s why I love Roxane Gay: she gives herself permission to be human and messy, vulnerable and contradictory. ![]() But mostly I was just grateful to have the opportunity to bask in the sheer brilliance of her thoughts and words. It was interesting to see slightly different versions of pieces I’d read previously, as well as to read new-to-me pieces that further elaborate on ideas Gay has addressed before. I’ve been avidly following Gay’s writing online for years, and the reasons why I liked this book so much are pretty much the reasons why I like her in general. Bad Feminist: Essays collects Roxane Gay’s writing on topics such as gender and sexuality, pop culture, race and entertainment, politics, inequality in its many forms, and occasionally her own life. When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name of the movement. ![]() For whatever reason, we hold feminism to an unreasonable standard where the movement must be everything we want and must always make the best choices. How do we reconcile the imperfections of feminism with all the good it can do? In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed.
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