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Alas, due to library due dates/time management issues, I had to cram my reading of Bad Feminist into two days which really isn't enough time to reflect on all the meaty issues Roxanne Gay discusses in her essays. She had me pumping my fist in her gender section and feeling embarrassed during her race section which I think is perfect. She's not spitting out opinions everyone already holds; she is challenging readers who might even feel they are coming from the same place. Her essays are candid an
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Though I definitely didn't agree with all her points of view, those points of view were very interesting. She's a good writer and expresses her POV well. Lots of fodder for discussion here.
Start by reading her last essay: Bad Feminism: Take Two. So funny. So true. Me, too.
p. 17 Her essaay on privelege --accepting it gracefully, what to do about it, and why we should stop argueing about who's got less and start listening to each other, was great.
This was pretty timely because I read it as I was a ...more
Start by reading her last essay: Bad Feminism: Take Two. So funny. So true. Me, too.
p. 17 Her essaay on privelege --accepting it gracefully, what to do about it, and why we should stop argueing about who's got less and start listening to each other, was great.
This was pretty timely because I read it as I was a ...more
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