I recently finished Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay, which is a book full of essays revolving around intersectional feminism within our society, along with personal touches added from the author. The book is absolutely wonderful, and I could easily go on and on about how everyone should read it, but I'd rather focus on the title. What exactly does it mean to be a bad feminist?

As Gay continually points out in her book of essays, there is no right way to be a feminist. You will never be the feminist that everyone wants or agrees with, because there isn't a universal code or magical equation that makes the perfect feminist. In that explanation, I'd like to share one of the many monumental quotes from her book that really exemplifies this concept.

"I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn't make certain choices for ourselves...I am in no position to tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like."

Gay goes on in her book to explain why she herself is a bad feminist, from listening to not-so-female-friendly music and lyrics, feverishly loving the color pink, to not wanting to do any sort of "gross" chores like taking out the trash or killing bugs (that's the men's job, she points out humorously).

I may have not agreed with everything that Gay had to offer in her book, but I agree with the central theme that there is no "perfect" feminist. Feminism is not grounded on perfection, it is a continual struggle and a fight for equality. In fact, there is no perfect human being. Within feminism, the best we can do is support our fellow women and continue to try and learn more about what every woman struggles with individually, so that we can attack all injustices in the world.

My sister recently shared and tagged me in a Buzzfeed video titled "Am I A Bad Feminist?," and it was cringeworthy to say the least. I'm not saying that because the video was poorly done, it actually really accurately captured the question many women who want to be feminists struggle with today: Am I being a good feminist? We continually argue, fuss and question over our own actions and others, and at the end of the day, I truly believe feminism is what you make of it. Feminism is your fight for your equality and freedom, as well as every woman's freedom, whatever that may look like and whatever choices they decide to make for themselves.

I'm still learning on what kind of feminist I want to be, but I'll leave you with the last sentence of Roxane Gay's powerful feminist text (no, it's not a spoiler).

"I am a bad feminist. I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all."