' Pink is my favourite colour I used to say my favourite colour was black to be cool but it is pink
- all shades of pink If I have an accessory it is probably pink I read Vogue & I'm not doing it ironically though it might seem that way I once live-tweeted the September issue' In these funny & insightful essays Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of colour (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls Django in Chains) & commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion Chris Brown) The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself & our society but also one of our culture Bad Feminist is a sharp funny & sincere look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are & an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better