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Wrer Roxane Gay tackl the topic of femism -- and why 's bee such a dirty word -- an emotnal performance at TEDWomen 2015.

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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. * ted roxane gay *

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.

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.

“I AM A BAD FEMIST AND A GOOD WOMAN.” ROXANE GAY LIGHTS UP TEDWOMEN 2015

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Roxane Gay brgs the hoe down at TEDWomen wh a wonrful reflectn on what means to be a femist.

“CONFSNS OF A BAD FEMIST” BY ROXANE GAY

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“I have passnate opns about genr equaly, ” says wrer Roxane Gay.

But when Gay thought about some more, she realized that this was a eply plex suatn. We do the same of anyone who dar to stand up for women’s rights, says Gay.

Let’s take a stand, says Gay, whatever way we n. Gay ends on a somber note.

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ROXANE GAY: CONFSNS OF A BAD FEMIST

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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.

CONFSNS OF A BAD FEMIST: ROXANE GAY’S DON’T-MISS TED TALK

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ROXANE GAY: WHAT DO IT MEAN TO INTIFY AS A FEMIST?

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Roxane Gay is a wrer, a Haian-Amerin, a bisexual, and a femist — albe a self-proclaimed bad one. She says her journey to intify as a femist has evolved over time. * ted roxane gay *

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