According to Roxanne Gay What is a Bad Feminist

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Directions: You must answer the questions on the video - Confessions of a Bad Feminist. Then, pick TWO (2) of this week's readings to answer questions on. Finally, you must comment on at least one other group member's discussion - on a reading YOU DID NOT answer questions about. You may additionally choose to comment on other people's posts (not required for the assignment).

Confessions of a Bad Feminist - Ted Talk by Roxanne Gay

According to Roxanne Gay, What is a "Bad Feminist"?
Why does she want to knock herself off the pedestal before anyone else can even put her up there?
How did feminism help her regain her voice? What does she use her voice to talk back against?
What are you taking away from this video? How has it confirmed or challenged your ideas about what feminism is?

Reading 1 "Claiming an Education" Adrienne Rich

1. What is the main message of Rich's article? How does it relate to the founding of Women's Studies as a discipline?

2. Explain in your own words what it means to talk about the androcentrism of the academy (acedmic institutions).

3. Rich discusses that there students should take responsibility for themselves - what does she mean by this?

4. What is the difference between claiming and receiving an education? What does claiming an education imply?

5. Do you feel that you are claiming an education or receiving one? Justify your answer.

Byron Hurt - Why I am A Male Feminist

1. How does the author begin his essay - what events are he remembering?

2. Did it surprise you to hear about how he treated women during his relationships? How did he go from a small boy who hated his father's behavior towards his mother, to a man who would routinely belittle, bully and intimidate his partners to win arguments?

3. At one point, Byron tells his mother that he wished she would stand up for herself - why isn't it that simple? What do you think this situation was like from his mother's point of view?

4. During his job interview, Jackson Katz asks Byron - how does African-American men's violence against African-America women uplift the African-American community? Can we ask the same question about other communities in America? Around the world? What is the answer?

5. During a training, Katz asks the men and women the same question - what do you do to protect yourself against rape/sexual assault? Let's see how our class answers this question.

6. What does the author conclude about feminism and who does it benefit?

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