![]() ![]() ![]() Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny and sincere 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. 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 colour (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. She talks a lot about the fact that there is an idea that one has to be a perfect feminist in order to have a say in the feminism movement. ![]() I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink. In the TED Talk, 'Confessions of a Bad Feminist,' Roxane Gay highlights many of these points. ![]()
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