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When wrer Roxane Gay dubbed herself a "bad femist," she was makg a joke, acknowledgg that she uldn't possibly live up to the mands for perfectn of the femist movement. But she's realized that the joke rang hollow. In a thoughtful and provotive talk, she asks to embrace all flavors of femism -- and make the small choic that, en masse, might lead to actual change.

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THE AUDACY.SUBSCRIBESIGN HOMETHE AUDAC BOOK CLUBARCHIVELEARBOARDABOUTTHE AUDACY IS A NEWSLETTER OM ROXANE GAY, BUTG ON JANUARY 11, 2021.

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Sophie: ‘Roxane Gay? Your LibraryPodstsNewsJs is joed by ROXANE GAY, bt sellg thor (Bad Femist & Hunger) and cultural mentator for a wild culture tchup. In "Bad Femist, " her 2014 book of says, Roxane Gay laid out a wise, funny and eply empathetic visn of morn femism, acceptance and inty — flaws and all.

Roxane Gay is a novelist and sayist whose onle says you've probably had forward to you by someone you adore. Kira Cochrane The Guardian puts rrectly: "In prt, on Twter and person, Gay has the voice of the iend you ll first for advice, lm and sane as well as funny, someone who has seen a lot and tak no prisoners.

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ICYMI: 'THE L WORD' IS COMG BACK AND ROXANE GAY WANTS TO WRE IT

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Mark Ronson mak a meo, Roxane Gay and Adam Grant discs the pros and ns of social media, and much more.

— roxane gay (@rgay) July 11, 2017 You might’ve heard that popular lbian drama The L Word is preparg for a eback on Showtime, wh many of the origal actors possibly returng. But did you see that edian Cameron Esposo and Bad Femist wrer Roxane Gay have both exprsed their terts this project and do Showtime, don’t you dare throw this opportuny asi.

‘I’LL ALWAYS BE A BAD FEMIST!’: ROXANE GAY ON LOVE, SUCCS – AND UPSETTG PIERS MAN

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MoreRoxane Gay’s wrg appears “Bt Amerin Mystery Stori 2014, ” “Bt Amerin Short Stori 2012, ” “Bt Sex Wrg 2012, ” A Public Space, McSweeney’s, T Hoe, Oxford Amerin, Amerin Short Fictn, Virgia Quarterly Review and many others.

LET US CONTUE THE DIVI: A RPONSE TO ROXANE GAY’S “THE POLICS OF RPECTABILY”

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