'Bad Feminist' author Roxane Gay on Germaine Greer, domestic violence and The Real Housewives of Melbourne

By Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
Updated March 10 2015 - 11:08am, first published March 6 2015 - 5:22pm
Roxanne Gay Photo: Jay Grabiec
Roxanne Gay Photo: Jay Grabiec
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Roxanne Gay Photo: Jay Grabiec
Roxanne Gay Photo: Jay Grabiec
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Roxanne Gay Photo: Jay Grabiec
Roxanne Gay Photo: Jay Grabiec
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
Feminist author Roxanne Gay is set to bring her views to the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Pat Scala
An Untamed State
By Roxane Gay
An Untamed State By Roxane Gay
An Untamed State
By Roxane Gay
An Untamed State By Roxane Gay
An Untamed State
By Roxane Gay
An Untamed State By Roxane Gay

If feminism is a religion, then Roxane Gay is its freshest, funniest prophet. The American novelist, essayist and social media celebrity's high watermark came when TIME magazine described 2014 as "the year of Roxane Gay". Her upcoming appearance at the Sydney Opera House has sold out twice over and she will feature on ABC's Q&A first ever all-female panel.

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