Roxane Gay ascribes to what she calls “bad” feminism, wherein people are allowed to be people and make mistakes, learn, and evolve.
“I openly embrace the label of bad feminist. I do so because I am flawed and human...I cannot tell you how freeing it has been to accept this about myself. I embrace the label of bad feminist because 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 that I have all the answers. I am not trying to say that I’m right. I am just trying--trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world...” (x-xi)
“We don’t all have to believe in the same feminism...I hear many young women say they can’t find well-known feminists with whom they identify. That can be disheartening, but I say, let us (try to) become the feminists we would like to see moving through the world.” (xiii-xiv)
What does feminism mean to you? What do you think about the concept of “bad” feminism?
“I openly embrace the label of bad feminist. I do so because I am flawed and human...I cannot tell you how freeing it has been to accept this about myself. I embrace the label of bad feminist because 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 that I have all the answers. I am not trying to say that I’m right. I am just trying--trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world...” (x-xi)
“We don’t all have to believe in the same feminism...I hear many young women say they can’t find well-known feminists with whom they identify. That can be disheartening, but I say, let us (try to) become the feminists we would like to see moving through the world.” (xiii-xiv)
What does feminism mean to you? What do you think about the concept of “bad” feminism?