Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

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From the author of Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body the New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year at NPR the Boston Globe Newsweek and many more and instant classic.

A collection of essays spanning politics criticism and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation Roxane Gay.

“Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool but it is pink�all shades of pink. If I have an accessory it is probably pink. I read Vogue and I’m not doing it ironically though it might seem that way. 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). 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.

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 coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.