Most of the serious disagreement I get comes through email or social media, where people are more comfortable. Roxane Gay comfortabledisagreementemail Change image and share on social
We have cellphones and smartphones and iDevices and laptops and the ability to be perpetually connected. We never have to miss anything, significant or insignificant. Roxane Gay abilitycellphoneconnect Change image and share on social
We cannot sway extremists with rational thought or with our ideas of right and wrong. Roxane Gay extremistidearational Change image and share on social
I think there are a lot of rules for women. We have a lot of expectations and a lot of rules for women. So we're expected to march in a straight line, and when we don't, all hell breaks loose. Roxane Gay breakexpectexpectation Change image and share on social
Throughout any given season of 'The Bachelor,' the women exclaim that the experience is like a fairy tale. They suffer the machinations of reality television, pursuing - along with several other women, often inebriated - the promise of happily ever after. Roxane Gay bachelorexclaimexperience share on social
Public intellectuals are often put in the position of having their words, no matter how off-the-cuff, treated as doctrine. Roxane Gay cuffdoctrineintellectual Change image and share on social
As I started to think about how I can claim feminism while also acknowledging my humanity and my imperfections, 'bad feminism' simply seemed like the best answer. Roxane Gay acknowledgeanswerbad Change image and share on social
I am failing as a woman. I am failing as a feminist. To freely accept the feminist label would not be fair to good feminists. If I am, indeed, a feminist, I am a rather bad one. I am a mess of contradictions. Roxane Gay acceptbadcontradiction share on social
I have a job I'm pretty good at. I am in charge of things. I am on committees. People respect me and take my counsel. I want to be strong and professional, but I resent how hard I have to work to be taken seriously, to receive a fraction of the consideration I might otherwise receive. Roxane Gay chargecommitteeconsideration share on social
Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There's something beneath the outrage - an unwillingness to be silent in the face of ignorance, hatred or injustice. Outrage may not always be productive, but it is far better than silence. Roxane Gay assumptionbeneathdismissive share on social