Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay is an American feminist writer, professor, editor and commentator. She is an associate professor of English at Purdue University, contributing op-ed writer at The New York Times, founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, essays editor for The Rumpus, and co-editor of PANK, a nonprofit literary arts collective...
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ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
romantic-love thinking feminist
I love romantic comedies. I know how terrible they are, but I love them! And I don't think that makes me less of a feminist.
self-esteem things-in-life balance
I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem.
ugly needs comment
I don't read the comments anymore, unless they are moderated. Which is not to say censored, but I don't need to read someone saying, "You're ugly."
ocean world joining
I see my tweets as a current joining a bunch of other currents in the world's craziest ocean.
answers violence
Violence is not the answer but neither is peace.
destiny born made
Nemeses aren't born. They are made.
sex hate men
I was called a feminist, and what I heard was, 'You are an angry, sex-hating, man-hating victim lady person.' This caricature is how feminists have been warped by the people who fear feminism most, the same people who have the most to lose when feminism succeeds.
calm surrender fingers
My tweeting is cool and calm unless I am riled up about something and then I just surrender to the fury of my fingers.
lame ignored my-favorite
Most of my favorite tweets go completely ignored but most of my favorite tweets are probably really lame or inside jokes between me and my [redacted]. See what I did there?
talking issues important
Twitter has allowed the conversation to broaden and become more inclusive. At times, the conversation is really tense but that's because we're talking about really important issues. It's not going to be easy but at least the conversations are happening.
party ideas family-and-friends
I love how I can see [on Twitter] some of the thoughts and ideas of my favorite cultural figures and still also chatter with my friends and family. It's a cocktail party with a fraction of the awkwardness of an actual cocktail party.
brain alive world
There's certainly a portion of my brain that is always tuned to making wry observations about the world, but that portion of my brain was alive and well before Twitter.
women believe collective-effort
We don't all have to believe in the same feminism. Feminism can be pluralistic so long as we respect the different feminisms we carry with us, so long as we give enough of a damn to try to minimize the fractures among us. Feminism will better succeed with collective effort, but feminist success can also rise out of personal conduct.
reading writing hey
When I write on Twitter, I do other things: I'm working, grading, or reading, and I'm procrastinating, and I'll pop on Twitter and be like, "Hey, what's up? Yogurt's delicious."