Bad Feminist

this is a not a novel about feminism like i expected it to be, and the funniest part is the few essays about gay's opinions on feminism at the beginning and ending of the book are most of the reason this is getting one star. i almost dnf'd this at like the 20% mark (the essay about scrabble had me so close to finally giving up) but it was fine enough background noise through my day that i finished it anyway. this book is peak choice feminism. a woman who chooses to do things does not make what she's choosing to do feminism just because she's a woman and she chose to do it. i disagree with gay's entire understanding of feminism: that it is about being equal with men rather than women's liberation. the last two essays here are abhorrently, laugh out loud bad... as in i actually laughed multiple times in disbelief. roxane gay is embarrassed because she enjoys rap music, fashion, and the color pink. she is mortified because she has opinions on maxi dresses and shaves her legs. these things, according to her and the titular Perfect Feminist she's constructed in her mind that she consistently defers to, make her a Bad Feminist. please be fucking real. palatable, meaningless, wishy-washy, pandering. buzzfeed feminism if you will. spend your time on something actually worthwhile instead of this shit