Bad Feminist

"Pink is my favourite colour. I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool, but it is pink - all shades of pink... I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically," writes Roxane Gay in this remarkably honest and funny essay collection. Taking readers on a brilliant journey through her own evolution as a woman of color alongside a sharp ride through contemporary culture, Gay effortlessly dissects everything from Sweet Valley High and The Help to Girls and Django Unchained, while fearlessly commenting on the state of modern feminism, reproductive rights, and public culture. The portrait that emerges is a deeply insightful look at the ways in which the entertainment and media we consume ultimately become who we are, serving as a sincere, inspiring call-to-arms for all the ways we still need to do better.

Master a witty, razor-sharp exploration of the contradictions that define modern identity and progressive politics. Readers will navigate the complex intersections of race, gender, and pop-culture obsession, learning how to embrace their own flaws and "bad feminist" tendencies without compromising their commitment to social change, equality, and radical self-acceptance in an imperfect world.