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My fiction is a very accurate reflection of the world we live in. Certainly, in some stories, that reflection is amplified but America elected a man who enjoys grabbing women by their pussies.

Roxane Gay

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Roxane Gay
Age: 49
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
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Nebraska
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And all the women are feminine, so we never get to see masculine presenting women and we never get to frame that as beautiful, which it is, and that's incredibly frustrating, so for every gain or benefit that the internet offers there is a liability.
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Violence is not the answer but neither is peace.
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I'm fat positive, in that I don't see fat as a bad thing. But what I do see as a bad thing is how I'm treated. I can have the most positive outlook in the world, but that is not going to change how hecklers and people walking down the street are yelling at me.
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Twitter is my happy place. I am not there to overthink 140 characters.
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Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.
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I am new to superhero comics, though growing up I read Archie comics, religiously. I've been doing a lot of catching up, reading what's out there and it's been wonderful to see what's going on in contemporary comics.
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You don't necessarily have to do anything once you acknowledge your privilege. You don't have to apologize for it. You need to understand the extent of your privilege, the consequences of your privilege, and remain aware that people who are different from you move through and experience the world in ways you might never know anything about.
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My tweeting is cool and calm unless I am riled up about something and then I just surrender to the fury of my fingers.
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I can't please everyone. I am trying not to let the pressure consume me.
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