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Opinions : a decade of arguments, criticism, and minding other people's business

Gay, Roxane (Author).

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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Opinions : A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business
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Opinions : A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introductionxvii
Identity/Politics
    Tragedy Plays on an Infinite Loop3
    Am I a Bad Person If Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie?6
    The Seduction of Safety, on Campus and Beyond9
    White Crime13
    The Case Against Hope17
    Cops Don't Belong at Pride21
    Why People Are So Awful Online25
    Why I've Decided to Take My Podcast Off Spotify28
    It's Time to Rage31
    Don't Talk to Me About Civility. On Tuesday Morning, Those Children Were Alive35
The Matter of Black Lives
    Why I Can't Forgive Dylann Roof41
    On the Death of Sandra Bland and Our Vulnerable Bodies44
    Of Lions and Men: Mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion47
    Where Are Black Children Safe?50
    Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering53
    How to Build a Monument56
    The World Expects Black Men to Make Themselves Smaller. My Brother Never Did61
    Making People Uncomfortable Can Get You Killed64
Civic Responsibilities
    Who Gets to Be Angry?71
    Voting with My Head and Heart75
    Hate That Doesn't Hide (on Trump's Presidency)78
    No One Is Coming to Save Us from Trump's Racism82
    You're Disillusioned. That's Fine. Vote Anyway.85
    Remember, No One Is Coming to Save Us89
    How We Save Ourselves93
    I Am Shattered but Ready to Fight97
For the Culture
    So Fast, So Damn Furious103
    Nickel and Dimed (Mitchell Jackson's The Residue Years)109
    Why the Beach Is a Bummer112
    Discomfort Zone (The Unspeakable by Meghan Daum)115
    Bridled Vows (Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation)118
    Food TV's Sadistic Glee121
    The Marriage Plot127
    Warning Signs (The Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates)131
    Wise Crack (Delicious Foods by James Hannaham)135
    The Oscars and Hollywood's Race Problem138
    Black Lives Imagined (Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things)142
    I Don't Want to Watch Slavery Fan Fiction146
    Mockingbird Reconsidered150
    Can I Enjoy Art but Denounce the Artist?154
    The Roseanne Reboot Is Funny. I'm Not Going to Keep Watching156
    Roseanne Is Gone, but the Culture That Gave Her a Show Isn't160
    Insatiable Is Lazy, Insulting from Start to Finish164
    The Legacy of Toni Morrison169
    After Chadwick Boseman's Iconic Black Panther, Should King T'Challa Be Recast?173
    How to Collect Art177
Man Problems
    Why Are Most Father's Day Gifts So Terrible?183
    Nate Parker and the Limits of Empathy186
    Dear Men: It's You Too190
    Louis C.K. and the Men Who Think Justice Takes as Long as They Want It To194
    I Thought Men Might Do Better Than This198
    Dave Chappelle's Brittle Ego201
    Jada Pinkett Smith Shouldn't Have to Take a Joke. Neither Should You204
Minding Other Folks' Business
    Madonna's Spring Awakening211
    Charlie, Come In217
    Nicki Minaj, Always in Control221
    Melina Matsoukas's Fearless Vision227
    Janelle Monáe's Afrofuture235
    Sarah Paulson Has No Fear243
    The Talented Tessa Thompson250
    Where Jordan Casteel Sees Herself Going256
    This Is Pamela, Finally262
Solicited Advice
    Yes, Your Job Is Important. But It's Not All Important269
    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
Acknowledgments285