Bad Fat Black Girl Quotes

“Confidence is waiting on the other side of choosing to keep it real with yourself, choosing to heal some shit, choosing to humble yourself.”
― Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

“Now the unified meeting of fists and open hands, which has become the unofficial dance move to accompany “Knuck If You Buck,” will likely become part of our ancestral muscle memory.”
― Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

“A loving, resourceful family, college enrollment, housing security, and even sound mental health all made it so I could advocate for myself at key moments.”
― Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

“Trap feminism says that Black girls who have ever rocked bamboo earrings, dookie braids, Baby Phat, lace fronts, or those who have worked as hoes, scammers, call-center reps, at day cares, in retail, and those who sell waist trainers and mink lashes on Instagram are all worth the same dignity and respect we give Michelle Obama and Beyoncé.”
― Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist