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A review by brandonpytel
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
3.0
It’s tough to read cultural criticism, as well as the heavy topics that Roxanne Gay addresses in Bad Feminist, in the midst of a pandemic, but here we are. For me, the book’s theme was one of relentless vigilance needed to fight inherently oppressive, and many times regressive, male-dominated society, as well as the need to use the complexities of the human experience to break out of the boxes traditionally prescribed to feminism.
Through critiques of cultural staples, ranging from award-winning movies to contemporary hip-hop music and reality TV, Gay brings a fresh, funny, earnest and sometimes contradictory perspective to the American experience, as well as the African American and female experience.
My favorite section was Race and Entertainment, as Gay brought a refreshing and much-needed voice to movies from Django to The Help to Fruitvale Station to Tyler Perry movies. And the essay on Scrabble was hilarious.
Through critiques of cultural staples, ranging from award-winning movies to contemporary hip-hop music and reality TV, Gay brings a fresh, funny, earnest and sometimes contradictory perspective to the American experience, as well as the African American and female experience.
My favorite section was Race and Entertainment, as Gay brought a refreshing and much-needed voice to movies from Django to The Help to Fruitvale Station to Tyler Perry movies. And the essay on Scrabble was hilarious.