Roxane Gay

It's like, yeah, you want to see me dead.

You think I have no value because I'm over the age of 32 or whatever.

But I still see you as a human being.

And I'm not even a saint.

It's not about like, oh, I'm a good person.

No, these are table stakes for just being a person.

And-

Every day it's a battle.

It's a real struggle because a very big part of me is just like, fuck you, honestly, get it together.

If you cannot make that work, given this entire world and how racist and homophobic and misogynistic it is, if you cannot make that work, even a little bit, I just don't know that I can cry for you.

But at the same time, I know that if we don't address that, women don't get to live in peace.

Women are not safe.

And so even if it's self-interest, we have to care a little bit.

Otherwise, we are all in danger.

And I don't want anyone to be in danger.

And so it is a constant struggle.

I try to have empathy.

I really do.

And I mean, there are some people I just can't work it up.

Like, you know, Trump, people who are still like, yeah, that's my guy when they look at Trump right now.