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“Bad Feminist” Roxane Gay: Is Perfection Holding You Back from Self-Acceptance?
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Author, "bad feminist", and cultural icon Roxane Gay believes that self-acceptance isn’t a destination – in a society obsessed with robotic perfectionism, embracing our messy, complex humanity is a radical mindset. She attempts to welcome the parts that don’t fit the mold of her “ideal” self, including her trauma, fatness, age, lack of self-love and finding romance later in life. Roxane chooses acceptance over shame, nuance over binaries, and grace over judgement for herself and others. How would you feel if you forgave yourself for your short-comings and mistakes?
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Director: Elisa Goodkind
Producer and editor: Kimberly Henry
Casting: India Isaacson
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67 episodes
Manage episode 482928565 series 2426027
Author, "bad feminist", and cultural icon Roxane Gay believes that self-acceptance isn’t a destination – in a society obsessed with robotic perfectionism, embracing our messy, complex humanity is a radical mindset. She attempts to welcome the parts that don’t fit the mold of her “ideal” self, including her trauma, fatness, age, lack of self-love and finding romance later in life. Roxane chooses acceptance over shame, nuance over binaries, and grace over judgement for herself and others. How would you feel if you forgave yourself for your short-comings and mistakes?
Watch the video version of the podcast: YouTube.com/StyleLikeU
We want to hear from you! Submit a question https://forms.gle/qBSPjn88TWYSRAaN8 or DM us about topics you’d like us to discuss in our monthly mother-daughter “Don’t Change a Thing” episodes.
FOLLOW STYLELIKEU: @stylelikeu
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: StyleLikeU.com
FOLLOW Roxane: @Roxanegay74
Director: Elisa Goodkind
Producer and editor: Kimberly Henry
Casting: India Isaacson
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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