Roxane Gay
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
They respect people.
They are gainfully employed or looking for work or getting an education.
They have hobbies.
They have interests.
And they adore the women in their lives if they happen to be straight.
That's it.
And so, like...
I think these men exist.
I do think some of them are exactly as you say.
They're like men who didn't have to do anything and modeled absolutely nothing.
And women know now that we deserve better.
And we also know that we have options.
There are so many things, so many advances that frankly, feminism has allowed for that have allowed women to decide, I would rather be alone than be with someone with one towel.
Put that on a t-shirt.
Put that on a bumper sticker.
You know, it's so sad.
I remember when I was 19 years old.
I was, you know, 19.
And I had a one-night stand with a guy.
And there was cat litter all over his floor.