The other day, I saw a blog post where a woman wrote about why she was unfollowing me and that made me feel incredibly self-conscious and embarrassed about my tweets. I also feel more exposed now that I've become a more visible writer but then I try to get over all that and just use Twitter the way I want.
Roxane GayI believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.
Roxane GayWith my writing, I generally just pretend that no one's reading it. I allow myself that delusion so that I can write the things that I write.
Roxane GayThe notion that I should be fine with the status quo even if I am not wholly affected by the status quo is repulsive.
Roxane GayI would like to believe that most people, regardless of gender, are good and kind. The good men in my stories are the rule. It's the bad men that are the exception and because I tend toward the dark in my fiction, you see more of the exception than the rule.
Roxane GayWe 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.
Roxane Gay