TEDTalks. Roxane Gay: Confessions of a bad feminist

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Feminism ~ #Loveit! #LoveRoxane. Witty, poetic, beautiful.


  • Our society is set up to make women vulnerable when they choose.
  • Feminists are hairy, angry, man-hating... as if those are bad things... now it seems like a rational response.
  • You never want to be that rebel woman until you realise you are that rebel woman.
  • We have the right to make choices about our bodies without legislative oversight or evangelical doctrine.
  • Powerful women are afraid to call themselves feminist because of repercussions (like any social pariahs)
  • Take BeyoncĂ© at her grown-woman word - she is a feminist.

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