“Feminism is a choice, and if a woman does not want to be a feminist, that is her right, but it is still my responsibility to fight for her rights. I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn't make certain choices for ourselves. 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 tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like.” IfsKnowsWorldWantShouldBelieveLooksDoeStillsStatesCertainChoicesCultureFightingI BelieveUnitedResponsibilityUnited StatesRightsFeminismPositionDeserveFeministGroundedOther Cultures Book:Bad Feminist: Essays Source: Bad Feminist: Essays
“I would like to believe that most people, regardless of gender, are good and kind. The good men in my stories are the rule. It's the bad men that are the exception and because I tend toward the dark in my fiction, you see more of the exception than the rule.” PeopleMenBelieveKindDarkGenderExceptionGood Man Author:Roxane Gay
“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 say I have all the answers. I am not trying to say I'm right. I am just trying - trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world, trying to make some noise with my writing while also being myself.” WorldWritingTryingBelieveHumansI BelieveAnswersPerfectInspiringSupportExampleThis WorldI Believe InNoiseMessyBeing MyselfTrying To Be Perfect Author:Roxane Gay
“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 tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like.” KnowsWorldShouldBelieveLooksStatesCultureI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesPositionDeserveOther Cultures Book:Bad Feminist: Essays Source: Bad Feminist: Essays
“I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.” IfsBelieveCertainChoicesI BelieveFeminismGrounded Book:Bad Feminist: Essays Source: Bad Feminist: Essays
“We don't all have to believe in the same feminism. Feminism can be pluralistic so long as we respect the different feminisms we carry with us, so long as we give enough of a damn to try to minimize the fractures among us. Feminism will better succeed with collective effort, but feminist success can also rise out of personal conduct.” GivingTryingBelieveLongDifferentEnoughWomenEffortFeminismSucceedFeministDamnCollectivesFractureCollective Effort Author:Roxane Gay
