Shrill is a series of essays/memoir about being a big, bold woman in a world that demands that we be small, quiet and perfect. Some chapters cover cultural issues from a personal perspective – the disrespect for and devaluing of non-skinny people, the repulsive comedy of rape culture, and the horror of abuse from internet trolls. And some chapters are straight-up memoir, sharing the stories of the author’s life. One of the more fascinating stories she shares is how she took on a public war […]
“I am a bad feminist. I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all.”
Here we are – my first Cannonball Read ever! I’m super excited, and also terrified, but this new year is already starting to look insane, so what the heck, I’m jumping in with both feet. Bad Feminist is a series of essays focused on gender, sexuality and race. Roxanne Gay writes about the feminist movement and its flaws, but she focuses more on sexism and racism in books, movies, music, language and politics. One of my biggest struggles with sexism and racism when I crash […]