“Feisty, whip-smart essays on gender, sexuality, and race.” - Entertainment Weekly A New York Times best-seller, Bad Feminist establishes Gay as one of our foremost cultural critics and feminist thinkers.” - The Root “There has never been a book quite like Bad Feminist-a sometimes funny, sometimes serious pop-culture-literary-nonfiction-social-commentary hybrid written by a black woman in America. If you’re interested in critical thinking about culture, this book is a must.” - Newsweek An author who filters every observation through her deep sense of the world as fractured, beautiful, and complex.” - Slate Perfectly imperfect, Gay is an unforgettable voice, coming at just the right time.” - NPR, Best Books of 2014 At its best, the book offers Gay’s distinctive voice as both shield and a weapon against social norms just begging for examination. This best-selling collection of essays manages to be both a cultural biography and a deeply personal story of identity. “It’s no surprise that Roxane Gay-author, essayist and sharp observer of everything in pop culture we’re supposed to be too cool to like-has written such a winning book. “A strikingly fresh cultural critic.” - Ron Charles, Washington Post The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.įreshman Common Read: UCLA, Virginia Wesleyan College, Salem State University Critical Praise Roxane Gay-one of the most-watched and original young cultural observers of her generation-takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman ( Sweet Valley High) of color ( The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years ( Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better Cataloging source BTCTA Gay, Roxane Dewey number 814.6 Index no index present LC call number HQ1421 LC item number. The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. I once live-tweeted the September issue." In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink, all shades of pink. Language eng Summary A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay. Label Bad feminist : essays Title Bad feminist Title remainder essays Statement of responsibility Roxane Gay Creator
Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better
Summary A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay.