I support anything that broadens the message of gender equality and tempers the stigma of the feminist label. We run into trouble, though, when we celebrate celebrity feminism while avoiding the actual work of feminism.

Roxane Gay
Some Similar Quotes
  1. A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out. - Shannon L. Alder

  2. She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger - Paulo Coelho

  3. What is home? My favorite definition is "a safe place, " a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It's a place where people share and understand each other. Its relationships are nurturing. The people in... - Gladys M. Hunt

  4. I want you to have big dreams, big goals. I want you to strive to achieve them. But I don't want to see you beating yourself up every time you make a mistake. - Kelley Armstrong

  5. There’s a fine line between support and stalking and let’s all stay on the right side of that. - Joss Whedon

More Quotes By Roxane Gay
  1. I embrace the label of bad feminist because I am human. I am messy. I’m not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to say I have all the answers. I am not trying to say...

  2. A man has never told me he likes me. Like is more interesting than love.

  3. Life, apparently, requires a trigger warning. This is the uncomfortable truth: everything is a trigger for someone. There are things you cannot tell just by looking at someone. We all have history. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>You can think you're over your history. You can think the...

  4. I knew I was in love with The Hunger Games when I did not want to get off the treadmill

  5. Love your friends' kids even if you don't want or like children. Just do it.

Related Topics