I'm feeling incredibly sad for any woman facing impossibl… /i/web/status/1… 1 day ago My rage at the patriarchy is finding new heights today. Because watching Dr Blasey-Ford reminded all of us who do not need reminding that it was just that bad. She is the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist (2014), as well as the short story collection Ayiti (2011), the novel An Untamed State (2014), the short story collection Difficult Women (2017), and the memoir Hunger (2017). In fact, the same treatment should apply to all those who supported and voted for his nomination and confirmation to sit on the Supreme Court. Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.
Just play it in his inner ear and mind on endless repeat until he and those who enabled him get it. We lived through our nightmares, and we continue to do so years later.Īnd, this should be read aloud every single minute of every single day out loud to Brett Kavanaugh. Who scream foul when we who have survived remember some details so, so vividly and others escape us. This should be required reading for all those who question women and girls who step forward and name their harassers and attackers.
This should be required reading for every single man and boy, particularly for those who continue to objectify women and girls, who think we’re just ‘asking for it’ because of how we look or dress, or that catcalling and leers and unwelcome attention are simply their way of telling us we look good. Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay