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A Snarky but Serious Look at Pop Culture

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

July 27, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 7 (The Collection) for the diagonal L to R, top to bottom BINGO! I have had Bad Feminist on my physical TBR shelf for some time. I was motivated to read it for the Bingo square, but also because I’m writing a course syllabus for this fall in which I am considering including a section from Bad Feminist. I figure, if I’m going to teach it, I should know the whole thing for context. I have heard a lot about Roxane Gay as a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: 50 shades, Bad Feminist, cbr11bingo, feminism, gender, Hunger Games, Pop Culture, Race, Roxane Gay, sweet valley high

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:56 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: 50 shades, Bad Feminist, cbr11bingo, feminism, gender, Hunger Games, Pop Culture, Race, Roxane Gay, sweet valley high ·
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How do we reconcile the imperfections of feminism with all the good it can do?

December 16, 2016 by borisanne Leave a Comment

If I could have Roxane Gay follow me around for the rest of my life contextualizing my experiences as processed through her personal brain filter, I would have no more wishes for my genie, even if he insisted that I had two wishes left. I would tell him to fuck off, I’m all set: I’ve got Roxane Gay. I’m going to re-read this one. Probably twice or thrice. She is my new best friend. She is the smartest person I know (I don’t know her). […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, academic, Assault, CBR8, essays, feminism, genius, history, Pop Culture, Roxane Gay, sweet valley high

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:46 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, academic, Assault, CBR8, essays, feminism, genius, history, Pop Culture, Roxane Gay, sweet valley high ·
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