People of color are not under any kind of obligation beyond working hard, doing their best, and learning from their mistakes.
Roxane GayI am interested in intense, unbreakable emotional connections and oftentimes, such connections can be found between siblings.
Roxane GayI'm fat positive, in that I don't see fat as a bad thing. But what I do see as a bad thing is how I'm treated. I can have the most positive outlook in the world, but that is not going to change how hecklers and people walking down the street are yelling at me.
Roxane GayI love Twitter. It doesn't keep me from writing and I think it's a really convenient scapegoat when the truth is that the real issue is self-control. I am totally fine admitting i have none. I'm not going to blame Twitter for affecting my writing. And also, Twitter doesn't affect my writing.
Roxane Gay