Most of the time, you will see her disappointment at how this is portrayed for both men and women and how it pertains to different races and ethnicities. We then move into the topic: “Race and Entertainment.” Throughout this section, Gay breaks down a variety of different, recent movies and how they portrayed race. While doing all of this, she brings in the “bad feminist” aspect again stating that although she knows there is gender stereotyping, she still enjoys being a women and liking feminine things. She also discusses how we, as women, are expected to act based on this stereotype.

She addresses the gender stereotype for women and how it is still in need of attention. In her section titled “Gender and Sexuality,” Gay shows how women are portrayed in multiple types of media. In the first part, we learn more about the author, where she comes from, and why she has coined this term “bad feminist.” Then, Gay moves forward to address some of the more difficult issues. These three parts show the intersectionality of levels diversity and how they relate to feminism. The book is broken down into three different parts.

If one wants to learn more about being a “feminist” or “feminism,” Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay is a good starting point. Iowa State Gay’s Bad Feminist is a compilation of essays where she explains what it means to be a “bad feminist.” Roxane Gay has coined the term “bad feminist” because she believes that there are multiple levels of feminism and it is OK to not be an extremist if you want to be a feminist.

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