Tavi Gevinson quotes

Feminism to me means fighting. It's a very nuanced, complex thing, but at the very core of it I'm a feminist because I don't think being a girl limits me in any way. (Tavi Gevinson)
It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past. View quote
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If I'm extremely bored and I don't have a book with me and I'm being an obnoxious teenager, I'll read 'BuzzFeed' on my phone. But even that just leaves me feeling icky because I think for some reason my comfort zone is to just not really be in the loop about stuff like awards shows or things like that. View quote
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I am a Justin Bieber fan, but I am also so fascinated by how weird pop music can be and how manipulated it can be, so I enjoy thinking about that side of it too. I feel bad for him. I could never imagine growing up that way. View quote
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I try not to do anything I don't like, so I stay motivated pretty easily. View quote
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I try to be very honest in my writing. It's amazing, though, to think that people are responding to what we do, but it's okay if they're responding in a positive way too, because I think just creating anything at all to put out there is a gift. View quote
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I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in. View quote
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I think it was my mom's attitude about art and being part of the narcissistic digital generation or whatever that made me think anyone would care what I had to say about anything! View quote
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One thing that I always liked about fashion was that it was tied in with music and art and film. View quote
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I have a problem with people saying feminine means anti-feminist, and I think it's counter-productive to immediately associate anything 'girly' with vanity or stupidity. View quote
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I think it'd be great to own a fun concept store with my friends and just sell books and records. (Tavi Gevinson)
Fashion intersects a lot with art and film and music, and that was appealing to me. I read a bunch of fashion blogs and wanted to be part of the community. View quote
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The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me. View quote
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I think that everybody wants to be heard, and the easiest way to be the loudest is to be the hater. View quote
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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me. View quote
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face. View quote
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I love art, but I don't think I'm especially good at it. Fashion I think I could imagine, but I'm not really sure. I think it's easiest for me to picture myself in music. View quote
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I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at the time because I bought ones that felt a little timeless, more like books. View quote
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I feel lucky in that I don't really have to go to college to study something job-specific. I just want to go to learn about what is interesting to me and learn about the classes that you don't really get to take in high school because you have to take the basics. View quote
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Tavi Gevinson

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: April 21, 1996
Quotes count: 19