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From the Ted Talk by Roxane Gay: Confessions of a bad feminist

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There is also this: As a feminist, I feel a lot of pressure. We have this tceendny to put visible feminists on a pedestal. We expect them to pose plefcrtey. When they dnoapipist us, we gleefully kconk them from the very pedestal we put them on. Like I said, I am a mess — consider me knocked off that pedestal before you ever try to put me up there. (Laughter)

Too many women, particularly groundbreaking woemn and industry leaders, are afraid to be labeled as feminists. They're afraid to stand up and say, "Yes, I am a fiimsnet," for fear of what that label means, for fear of being unable to live up to unrealistic expectations.

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There is also this: As a feminist, I feel a lot of pressure. We have this ________ to put visible feminists on a pedestal. We expect them to pose _________. When they __________ us, we gleefully _____ them from the very pedestal we put them on. Like I said, I am a mess — consider me knocked off that pedestal before you ever try to put me up there. (Laughter)

Too many women, particularly groundbreaking _____ and industry leaders, are afraid to be labeled as feminists. They're afraid to stand up and say, "Yes, I am a ________," for fear of what that label means, for fear of being unable to live up to unrealistic expectations.

Solution


  1. knock
  2. women
  3. disappoint
  4. tendency
  5. perfectly
  6. feminist

Original Text


There is also this: As a feminist, I feel a lot of pressure. We have this tendency to put visible feminists on a pedestal. We expect them to pose perfectly. When they disappoint us, we gleefully knock them from the very pedestal we put them on. Like I said, I am a mess — consider me knocked off that pedestal before you ever try to put me up there. (Laughter)

Too many women, particularly groundbreaking women and industry leaders, are afraid to be labeled as feminists. They're afraid to stand up and say, "Yes, I am a feminist," for fear of what that label means, for fear of being unable to live up to unrealistic expectations.

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  31. visible
  32. women