Feminism's failings do not mean we should eschew feminism entirely. People do terrible things all the time, but we don't regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things. We should disavow the failures of feminism without disavowing its many successes and how far we have come.

What is it like to be connected to someone you can never get away from, for better or worse? I love trying to answer that question.

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.

I look at my older writing to see where my weaknesses are and then I try to address those weaknesses and make new mistakes.

Oftentimes, when a woman demands accountability, respect, or consideration, she is crazy or nagging or whatever.

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.

I am a bad feminist and a good woman. I am trying to become better in how I think and say and do - without abandoning what makes me human.