Feminism quotes

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◆ You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

- Brigham Young100

◆ Why do people say 'Grow some balls?' Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.

- Betty White100

◆ Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it is the political defense of women hating.

- Andrea Dworkin99

◆ I'm furious about the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket.

- Anita Loos99

◆ The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

- Eleanor Roosevelt99

◆ Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream.

- Rush Limbaugh99

◆ Does being a feminist mean that I believe that I'm as good as any man? Yes.

- Yasmine Bleeth99

◆ Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.

- G B Trudeau99

◆ Coolest f-word ever deserves a fucking shout! I mean, why can't all decent men and women call themselves feminists? Out of respect for those who fought for this. I mean, look around, we have this.

- Ani Difranco99

◆ I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

- Rebecca West99

◆ Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.

- Pat Robertson99

◆ My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.

- Ani Difranco99

◆ What all the ads and all the whoreoscopes seemed to imply was that if only you were narcissistic enough, if only you took proper care of your smells, your hair, your boobs, your eyelashes, your armpits, your crotch, your stars, your scars, and your choice of Scotch in bars--you would meet a beautiful, powerful, potent, and rich man who would satisfy every longing, fill every hole, make your heart skip a beat (or stand still), make you misty, and fly you to the moon (preferably on gossamer wings), where you would live totally satisfied forever.

- Erica Jong99

◆ I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

- Washington Irving99

◆ I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there

- Maureen Reagan99