“The other day, I saw a blog post where a woman wrote about why she was unfollowing me and that made me feel incredibly self-conscious and embarrassed about my tweets. I also feel more exposed now that I've become a more visible writer but then I try to get over all that and just use Twitter the way I want.” WayWantFeelsTryingMadeSelfUseSawsConsciousPostsVisibleExposedEmbarrassedGet OverBlogsSelf ConsciousTweet Author:Roxane Gay
“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 don't want the success to go away. I don't want it to seem unearned.” WantSeemsGoing Away Author:Roxane Gay
“I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and all too often aren't.” PeopleWantWritingFirstsHeard Author:Roxane Gay
“Don’t flirt, have sex, or engage in emotional affairs with your friends’ significant others. This shouldn’t need to be said, but it needs to be said. That significant other is an asshole, and you don’t want to be involved with an asshole who’s used goods. If you want to be with an asshole, get a fresh asshole of your very own. They are abundant.” IfsWantNeedsSaidUsedSexEmotionalInvolvedAffairSignificantGoodsFlirtingSignificant Other Author:Roxane Gay
“That the question of likability even exists in literary conversations is odd. It implies that we are engaging in a courtship. When characters are unlikable, they don’t meet our mutable, varying standards. Certainly we can find kinship in fiction, but literary merit shouldn’t be dictated by whether we want to be friends or lovers with those about whom we read.” WantCharacterFictionLoversConversationStandardsOddMeritEngagingCourtshipKinshipLiterary Merit Author:Roxane Gay
“The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth.” PeopleWantPastProtectedAlways With You Author:Roxane Gay
