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(I’ll say a little more about you…) Can you tell us some more about yourself? Hi, Setareh!Īmy: Setareh and I know each other through my daughter Lucy, who did the episode on the UN Declarations of Human Rights. But before we get into that, I want to introduce my reading partner, Setareh Greenwood. Interestingly though, Roxane Gay is not primarily a comedian - she’s a writer and public intellectual who has a PhD and is a professor at Yale. Which is a huge relief to listeners and readers.
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If you watched her TED talk, “Confessions of a Bad Feminist” you might think that she’s a professional comedian - she’s so funny and real - and she explains that the title of her essay collection, Bad Feminist refers to the fact that she messes up all the time and falls short of her own ideals… just as we all do. This week’s author is Roxane Gay, and her book, Bad Feminist continues in that bell hooks tradition of being razor-sharp in analysis, but relatable and down-to-earth. I love bell hooks for so many reasons - she is so thorough in her thinking, exploring all sides of every issue, she is always grounded in both truth and love, and she has a manner that is accessible to everyone, whether you have a PhD from an Ivy League or had to drop out of school at a young age to earn money for your family - she is a true humanist. Last week we read “feminism is for everybody” by bell hooks. Amy: Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy, I’m Amy McPhie Allebest.