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Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

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February 28, 2021 by Wanderlustful 3 Comments

Bad Feminist Roxane Gay is a writer and academic and Bad Feminist is her 2014 essay collection. The book is divided into a 5 thematic sections, with two very personal sections bookending three less personal sections. The more personal sections focus on Gay’s experiences as a black woman, the sexual assault perpetrated on her as a child, and her issues with mainstream feminism and its rigidity. The less personal sections contain essays with Gay’s reviews/opinions on news and culture, focusing on what this news and […]

A Snarky but Serious Look at Pop Culture

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

July 27, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 7 (The Collection) for the diagonal L to R, top to bottom BINGO! I have had Bad Feminist on my physical TBR shelf for some time. I was motivated to read it for the Bingo square, but also because I’m writing a course syllabus for this fall in which I am considering including a section from Bad Feminist. I figure, if I’m going to teach it, I should know the whole thing for context. I have heard a lot about Roxane Gay as a […]

Fast Times at Feminist High

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

June 30, 2019 by Caesar's Wife 1 Comment

I spend a lot of time reading about, thinking about, and listening to podcasts about feminism. I’m a proud feminist who does not find the word dirty or inflammatory. I kept my surname when I married, I support my staff to maintain work-life balance and progress their careers regardless of gender, and I appreciate when pop-culture gives a nod to feminism (I’m looking at you, The Meg… a movie I recently defended to a friend on the basis that it is an important feminist addition […]

Read. Re-read. Share. Repeat.

March 29, 2018 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

I listened to most of this book on audiobook. Then I bought it as a paperback. Then I bought it on Kindle. So, suffice it to say, I’m a fan. I had heard of Roxanne Gay, and this book from a few close friends who sang its praises, but was finally compelled to pick it up as it was the book for the ANUW (Association of Northwestern University Women) book club pic of the month. (This makes three book clubs I am currently a member […]

Allowing Humanity and Complexity to Coexist

September 24, 2017 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I have read many reviews of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist over the past few years, and I still don’t know if I really understood what I was getting myself into. But that isn’t a bad thing. At its core, this is a book about Gay coming into herself, and owning exactly who she is, without reservation. She walks the reader through her outlook, her struggles as a woman in the world to live up to being a feminist, or not wanting to be associated with […]

Is this where the Roxane Gay fan club meets?

June 23, 2017 by ElCicco 1 Comment

I finally made it to the Roxane Gay party! Bad Feminist is a critically acclaimed collection of essays by Roxane Gay that covers many topics. The essays are divided into categories such as “Gender and Sexuality,” “Race and Entertainment,” “Politics, Gender and Race,” and “ME.” Within each category, Gay offers a number of essays related to the topic at hand, writing with insight, well-argued liberal opinions, and humor. She is well versed in politics and pop culture, and is willing to reveal something of herself […]

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