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There was one in the New York Times – three pages. “With this whole Nanette business, he started going, ‘God, the articles are getting a bit long now. Her father, she says, has always collected anything written about her, but his task is becoming more and more demanding. Nanette’s second life turned Gadsby from a working comic into a global star, lauded for her candour and insight by everyone from Ellen Page to Monica Lewinsky. What begins as an apparently mainstream routine segues into a story about something troubling that happened to Gadsby as a young woman, told first one way – and then, brutally, another it’s at once a deconstruction of the art form (her work has been billed as “anti-comedy”), and a critique of her audience – angry, smart, radical. This supposed swansong of a set had previously stunned audiences from Melbourne to Edinburgh, with its devastating twists on who and what jokes are for, and how suffering and trauma are turned into material. I would rather be a bad feminist then no feminist at all.”Īnd, I am too a bad feminist - a title I fully embrace with open arms.I n June, the Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s standup show Nanette was released on Netflix.
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The women in my town will further understand what feminism truly is.Īs Gay says herself,“I am a bad feminist. I believe the residents of my small town will understand these conversations. I believe the novel composed of small short stories has conversations about feminism that the everyday person will understand. I, too, witness racism and sexism stuck in a small town in central Illinois. Yes, writing novels and tweeting is a way to strive to stay committed to the cause and to combat the oppression of small town life. I also feel a certain type of special connection with Gay based purely on location.Īs a feminist stuck in the same cornfield (Charleston, IL.) as Roxane Gay is her novel, I understand the issues she dealt with - the need for community and belonging. My blog deals with the central issues that women face on the daily basis like what Gay addressed in her novel. We must still fight for body positivity, workforce equality, and destruction of the rape culture. Gay’s central argument is to embrace our flaws, but still fight for equalities of all women. I can’t help it (I am human, with flaws, flesh, and blood.) I also find myself body shaming from time to time, and comparing myself to the airbrushed actresses on the television screen.
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I catch myself watching a cheesy Christmas Hallmark movie or rocking out to rappers that are perpetuating rape culture in today’s society.
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I wear bold, red lipstick and I love dresses. We cannot help, but enjoy music, movies, or books that might contradict the feminist agenda.įor example, I am a sucker for anything purple or red. From the written word of Gay, “we are all a bad feminist from time to time.”Īs women, we are still human. In her novel, she writes about one central theme. Gay’s novel, which is also New York Times bestselling, emphasizes that feminism is still a solution. Again, yes, our stories do matter.įeminism is not perfect, but it does offer a solution to inequalities and the hardships women across the world face. Now is the time more than ever to combat our sidekick status. Not only do our stories matter, but also our stories are still left on the sidelines.įor example, in Hollywood of the top grossing films of 2014, women consist of only of 12 percent of the main characters, according to the Center for the Study of Women in Television. The novel, composed of short stories of Gay’s own musings, reminds the world that the stories of women matter. We are still unfortunately sidekicks in the 21 st century. Her novel, Bad Feminist, sparks an everyday conversation about media representations of women and women of color. I could not start a feminist blog without a conversation about my girl, Roxane Gay. Rarely do our stories get to matter,” ~ Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist
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Rarely do women get to be the center of attention. “When women are involved, they are sidekicks, the romantic interests, the afterthoughts.