Roxane Gay Quotes

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• Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.
• I am human. I am messy. I'm not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to…
• Books are often far more than just books.
• I believe women not just in the United States but throughout the world deserve equality and freedom but know I am in no position to…
• Don’t flirt, have sex, or engage in emotional affairs with your friends’ significant others. This shouldn’t need to be said, but it needs to be…
• I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.
• To have privilege in one or more areas does not mean you are wholly privileged. Surrendering to the acceptance of privilege is difficult, but it…
• 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…
• You don't necessarily have to do anything once you acknowledge your privilege. You don't have to apologize for it. You need to understand the extent…
• When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.
• Somewhere along the line we started misinterpreting the First Amendment and this idea of the freedom of speech the amendment grants us. We are free…
• That the question of likability even exists in literary conversations is odd. It implies that we are engaging in a courtship. When characters are unlikable,…
• Feminism's failings do not mean we should eschew feminism entirely. People do terrible things all the time, but we don't regularly disown our humanity. We…
• I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all.
• I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.
• In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed.
• The notion that I should be fine with the status quo even if I am not wholly affected by the status quo is repulsive.
• Writing, at its best and truest, can offer solace and salvation for both readers and writers.
• The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth.
• Maybe I'm a bad feminist, but I am deeply committed to the issues important to the feminist movement. I have strong opinions about misogyny, institutional…

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