Bee Reads

“but these leaders traffic in respectability politics—the idea that if black (or other marginalized) people simply behave in “culturally approved” ways, if we mimic the dominant culture, it will be more difficult to suffer the effects of racism.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist

“To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.”
― Sharma Taylor, What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You: 'An outstanding debut' Cherie Jones

“The hand squeezing the throat, and the throat itself too.”
― Sharma Taylor, What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You: 'An outstanding debut' Cherie Jones

“maybe trigger warnings allow people to avoid learning how to deal with triggers and getting help.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist