Gay states that she is an intersectional feminist, meaning that she will consider race, sexuality and gender stereotyping throughout her ‘essays’ as well as what it means to be a feminist.
Shock horror, but unfortunately this still doesn’t make them taste better. She also, thankfully, sheds light on the fact that you can be a feminist and LIKE giving blowjobs. She admits first and foremost that she is a bad feminist and uses this as almost a safety net – Gay knows that what she has said or done in the past may be frowned upon in regards to feminism, but she is just human. A book on feminism? It’s risky, given the current over sensitive emotional state of the British nation and the controversial opinions as to the true meaning of the movement. Upon pic king up Gay’s hefty novel, I was apprehensive – sceptica After successfully publishing the novel The Untamed State, she embarked on writing Bad Feminist Essays a book delving in to misconceptions and qualms of an incredibly relevant movement. Roxane Gay is a Haitian born, American raised journalist who has written for publications such as Glamour and The Guardianonline.
