Opinions : a decade of arguments, criticism, and minding other people's business
Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society--state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women's rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy--alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as a New York Times opinion section contributor and the publication's "Work Friend" columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights. Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay's best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topics--politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much more--with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay's devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent.
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- ISBN: 9780063341463 (hardcover)
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xxv, 286 pages ; 24 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher 2023
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Table of Contents
Opinions : A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | xvii | |
Identity/Politics | ||
Tragedy Plays on an Infinite Loop | 3 | |
Am I a Bad Person If Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie? | 6 | |
The Seduction of Safety, on Campus and Beyond | 9 | |
White Crime | 13 | |
The Case Against Hope | 17 | |
Cops Don't Belong at Pride | 21 | |
Why People Are So Awful Online | 25 | |
Why I've Decided to Take My Podcast Off Spotify | 28 | |
It's Time to Rage | 31 | |
Don't Talk to Me About Civility. On Tuesday Morning, Those Children Were Alive | 35 | |
The Matter of Black Lives | ||
Why I Can't Forgive Dylann Roof | 41 | |
On the Death of Sandra Bland and Our Vulnerable Bodies | 44 | |
Of Lions and Men: Mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion | 47 | |
Where Are Black Children Safe? | 50 | |
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering | 53 | |
How to Build a Monument | 56 | |
The World Expects Black Men to Make Themselves Smaller. My Brother Never Did | 61 | |
Making People Uncomfortable Can Get You Killed | 64 | |
Civic Responsibilities | ||
Who Gets to Be Angry? | 71 | |
Voting with My Head and Heart | 75 | |
Hate That Doesn't Hide (on Trump's Presidency) | 78 | |
No One Is Coming to Save Us from Trump's Racism | 82 | |
You're Disillusioned. That's Fine. Vote Anyway. | 85 | |
Remember, No One Is Coming to Save Us | 89 | |
How We Save Ourselves | 93 | |
I Am Shattered but Ready to Fight | 97 | |
For the Culture | ||
So Fast, So Damn Furious | 103 | |
Nickel and Dimed (Mitchell Jackson's The Residue Years) | 109 | |
Why the Beach Is a Bummer | 112 | |
Discomfort Zone (The Unspeakable by Meghan Daum) | 115 | |
Bridled Vows (Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation) | 118 | |
Food TV's Sadistic Glee | 121 | |
The Marriage Plot | 127 | |
Warning Signs (The Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates) | 131 | |
Wise Crack (Delicious Foods by James Hannaham) | 135 | |
The Oscars and Hollywood's Race Problem | 138 | |
Black Lives Imagined (Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things) | 142 | |
I Don't Want to Watch Slavery Fan Fiction | 146 | |
Mockingbird Reconsidered | 150 | |
Can I Enjoy Art but Denounce the Artist? | 154 | |
The Roseanne Reboot Is Funny. I'm Not Going to Keep Watching | 156 | |
Roseanne Is Gone, but the Culture That Gave Her a Show Isn't | 160 | |
Insatiable Is Lazy, Insulting from Start to Finish | 164 | |
The Legacy of Toni Morrison | 169 | |
After Chadwick Boseman's Iconic Black Panther, Should King T'Challa Be Recast? | 173 | |
How to Collect Art | 177 | |
Man Problems | ||
Why Are Most Father's Day Gifts So Terrible? | 183 | |
Nate Parker and the Limits of Empathy | 186 | |
Dear Men: It's You Too | 190 | |
Louis C.K. and the Men Who Think Justice Takes as Long as They Want It To | 194 | |
I Thought Men Might Do Better Than This | 198 | |
Dave Chappelle's Brittle Ego | 201 | |
Jada Pinkett Smith Shouldn't Have to Take a Joke. Neither Should You | 204 | |
Minding Other Folks' Business | ||
Madonna's Spring Awakening | 211 | |
Charlie, Come In | 217 | |
Nicki Minaj, Always in Control | 221 | |
Melina Matsoukas's Fearless Vision | 227 | |
Janelle Monáe's Afrofuture | 235 | |
Sarah Paulson Has No Fear | 243 | |
The Talented Tessa Thompson | 250 | |
Where Jordan Casteel Sees Herself Going | 256 | |
This Is Pamela, Finally | 262 | |
Solicited Advice | ||
Yes, Your Job Is Important. But It's Not All Important | 269 | |
Ask Roxane: Is It Too Late to Follow My Dreams? | 272 | |
Ask Roxane: I'm Outraged but Failing at Activism. Why? | 276 | |
Ask Roxane: Where the Hell Is the Love of My Life? | 280 | |
Acknowledgments | 285 |